星 (xīng): star
星 (xīng) is a Chinese character meaning “star.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 生 (phonetic). It ranks #537 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 星 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- star
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 星
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 星期noun | xīng qī | week | 1 |
| 明星noun | míng xīng | star | 5 |
| 星星noun | xīng xing | (coll.) a star | 4 |
| 星期天noun | xīng qī tiān | Sunday | 1 |
| 星期日noun | xīng qī rì | Sunday | 1 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星球 | xīng qiú | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc) |
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | satellite |
| 星系 | xīng xì | see 恆星系|恒星系[heng2 xing1 xi4] |
| 行星 | xíng xīng | planet |
| 火星 | huǒ xīng | spark |
| 星际 | xīng jì | interstellar |
| 巨星 | jù xīng | (astronomy) giant star |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | singing star |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation |
| 彗星 | huì xīng | comet |
| 流星 | liú xīng | meteor |
| 星光 | xīng guāng | starlight |
| 新星 | xīn xīng | (astronomy) nova |
| 救星 | jiù xīng | savior |
| 星级 | xīng jí | star rating |
星 appears in 100 compound words: 40 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 星 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (27)
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day
to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day
Showing 12 of 27 idioms containing 星.
Example Sentences
这家五星级酒店的服务质量很好，客户满意度很高。
Zhè jiā wǔ xīng jí jiǔdiàn de fúwù zhìliàng hěn hǎo, kèhù mǎnyìdù hěn gāo.
This five-star hotel has excellent service quality and high customer satisfaction.
买刮刮乐停不下来?4星座“赌性超强” 牡羊先冲再说是本能
mǎi guā guā lè tíng bù xià lái ? 4 xīng zuò dǔ xìng chāo qiáng mǔ yáng xiān chōng zài shuō shì běn néng
Can't stop buying scratch cards? 4 constellations are "super gambling" Aries rushes first and then instinctively
震撼!挖3563克拉紫星彩宝 飙126亿台币
zhèn hàn ! wā 3 5 6 3 kè lā zǐ xīng cǎi bǎo biāo 1 2 6 yì tái bì
Shocking! Digging 3,563 carats of purple star colored treasures soared to NT$12.6 billion
青岛恒星科技学院:产教融合协同出海,绘就全球化新...
qīng dǎo héng xīng kē jì xué yuàn chǎn jiào róng gě xié tóng chū hǎi , huì jiù quán qiú huā xīn . . .
Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology: Integrating Industry and Education for Collaborative Global Expansion, Charting a New Course for Globalization...
...城管蓝”护“新春红” 长沙城管以坚守绘就星城团圆..
. . . chéng guǎn lán hù xīn chūn hóng cháng shā chéng guǎn yǐ jiān shǒu huì jiù xīng chéng tuán yuán . .
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轻型战斗机,五星好评?
qīng xíng zhàn dǒu jī , wǔ xīng hǎo píng ?
Lightweight fighter jet, five-star rating?
不知道别的星球上有没有生物呢？
Bù zhīdào biéde xīngqiú shàng yǒuméiyǒu shēngwù ne?
I wonder if life exists on other planets.
你星期六要上学吗？
Nǐ Xīngqīliù yào shàngxué ma?
Do you have school on Saturdays?
你星期五下午有空吗？
Nǐ Xīngqīwǔ xiàwǔ yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free on Friday afternoon?
你星期天都做什么？
Nǐ Xīngqītiān dōu zuò shénme?
What do you do on Sundays?
Character Family
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