Meaning
star; satellite; small amount
Chinese: 星星，也可表示明星或小点。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xing” becomes a different word in each tone. 星 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 星期xīng qīweek; day of the week; Sunday
- 明星míng xīngstar; celebrity
- 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
- 卫星wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
- 球星qiú xīngsports star (ball sport)
Example Sentence
夜空中有许多明亮的星星。Yè kōng zhōng yǒu xǔ duō míng liàng de xīng xing.There are many bright stars in the night sky.
夜空Yè kōngnight sky中zhōngmiddle有yǒuto have许多xǔ duōmany明亮míng liàngbright的deof星星xīng xing(coll.) a star。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
日 here stands for tiny suns — the stars — over 生, which gives the sound (shēng → xīng). It means ‘star’.
A way to remember it
Little ‘suns’ (日) born (生) in the night sky — stars.
Easy to confuse with
- 醒‘To wake’: shares 星-like sound parts, but begins with 酉 (a wine jar) on the left.