Usage of the character 星

three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿／参宿 ( Shēnxiù) Chinese constellation
the belt of Orion
three spirits 福 (fú), 祿／禄 (lù), and 壽／寿 (shòu) associated with the Three Stars 參宿／参宿 ( Shēnxiù) Chinese constellation

xīnghào

星号

[星號]

asterisk * (punct.)

Xīngdǎo

星岛

[星島]

Sing Tao, Hong Kong media group and publisher of Sing Tao Daily 星島日報／星岛日报

xiàoxīng

笑星

[笑星]

popular comedian
comic star

huìxīng

慧星

[慧星]

variant of 彗星 (huixìng)

xīngděng

星等

[星等]

magnitude of a star

Qīxīng

七星

[七星]

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

liánxīng

联星

[聯星]

binary star

Chénxīng

辰星

[辰星]

Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy
see also 水星 (shuǐxīng)

xīngpán

星盘

[星盤]

(astronomy) astrolabe
(astrology) horoscope
astrological chart

xīngbiǎo

星表

[星表]

star catalog

xíngxīng

行星

[行星]

planet
CL:顆／颗 (kē)

shuāngxīng

双星

[雙星]

double star

Hóngxīng

红星

[紅星]

Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

duōxīng

多星

[多星]

starry

xiéxīng

谐星

[諧星]

popular comedian
comic star

héngxīng

恒星

[恆星]

(fixed) star

Gǔshénxīng

谷神星

[穀神星]

Ceres, dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1801 by G. Piazzi

xīngmìngjiā

星命家

[星命家]

astrologer (esp. Daoist)

Huǒxīngrén

火星人

[火星人]

Martian

mǎntiānxīng

满天星

[滿天星]

Baby's Breath
Gypsophila paniculata

shàngxīngjù

上星剧

[上星劇]

satellite television show

Běijíxīng

北极星

[北極星]

North Star
Polaris

hóngjùxīng

红巨星

[紅巨星]

red giant (star)

zhìduōxīng

智多星

[智多星]

resourceful person
mastermind

shàngxīngqī

上星期

[上星期]

last week
previous week

Xīngqīsān

星期三

[星期三]

Wednesday

sàozhouxīng

扫帚星

[掃帚星]

comet
person who brings bad luck; jinx

wāngxīngrén

汪星人

[汪星人]

dog (Internet slang)

zhōngzǐxīng

中子星

[中子星]

neutron star

ǎixíngxīng

矮行星

[矮行星]

dwarf planet

xiǎoshòuxīng

小寿星

[小壽星]

child whose birthday is being celebrated
birthday boy
birthday girl

Xīngbākè

星巴克

[星巴克]

Starbucks, US coffee shop chain

Wénqǔxīng

文曲星

[文曲星]

constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius
brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View

xīngyúnbiǎo

星云表

[星雲表]

catalog of stars and nebulae

liàngxīngyún

亮星云

[亮星雲]

diffuse nebula

Xiǎn Xīnghǎi

冼星海

[冼星海]

Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱／黄河大合唱 ( Huáng Hé Dàhéchàng)

zhānxīngxué

占星学

[占星學]

astrology

Huǒxīng Gē

火星哥

[火星哥]

nickname of American singer Bruno Mars

xīngxiàngtú

星象图

[星象圖]

star chart
also written 星相圖／星相图

xīngxiàngtú

星相图

[星相圖]

star chart

wǔxīngjí

五星级

[五星級]

five-star (hotel)

Míngwángxīng

冥王星

[冥王星]

Pluto (dwarf planet)

ànxīngyún

暗星云

[暗星雲]

(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula

xīngxìpán

星系盘

[星系盤]

galactic disc

Tàibáixīng

太白星

[太白星]

Venus (planet)

xiàxīngqī

下星期

[下星期]

next week

Lǐ Zhàoxīng

李肇星

[李肇星]

Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister

Yínghuòxīng

荧惑星

[熒惑星]

Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy

Biǎndanxīng

扁担星

[扁擔星]

Altair and its two adjacent stars

xīngxiàngjiā

星相家

[星相家]

astrologer

chāoxīnxīng

超新星

[超新星]

supernova

zhǔxùxīng

主序星

[主序星]

(astronomy) main-sequence star

Kuíxīnggé

魁星阁

[魁星閣]

temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate

zhānxīngshī

占星师

[占星師]

astrologer

Xīngqīyī

星期一

[星期一]

Monday

guànxīngtái

观星台

[觀星台]

astronomical observatory (old)

sānhéxīng

三合星

[三合星]

(astronomy) triple star system

zhānxīngjiā

占星家

[占星家]

astrologer

Anjíxīng

安吉星

[安吉星]

OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc

Xīngqī'èr

星期二

[星期二]

Tuesday

xīngtiáoqí

星条旗

[星條旗]

Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States

Sānxīng Xiāng

三星乡

[三星鄉]

Sanxing or Sanhsing Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

Zhōu Xīngchí

周星驰

[周星馳]

Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭／无厘头 (wúlítóu) movies

xīng'èrdài

星二代

[星二代]

children of celebrities

Hóngxīngqū

红星区

[紅星區]

Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Kǎlèxīng

卡乐星

[卡樂星]

Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)

màichōngxīng

脉冲星

[脈衝星]

pulsar (astronomy)

liúxīngchuí

流星锤

[流星錘]

meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)

dìngpánxīng

定盘星

[定盤星]

the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
fixed opinion
solid idea
decisive plan

Xīngqīwǔ

星期五

[星期五]

Friday

zhuīxīngzú

追星族

[追星族]

enthusiastic fan

wèixīngchéng

卫星城

[衛星城]

"satellite" town
edge city
exurb

miāoxīngrén

喵星人

[喵星人]

cat (Internet slang)

bái'ǎixīng

白矮星

[白矮星]

white dwarf

Zhìshénxīng

智神星

[智神星]

Pallas, an asteroid, discovered in 1802 by H.W. Olbers

dàxīngqín

大星芹

[大星芹]

great masterwort (Astrantia major)

Xīngqīrì

星期日

[星期日]

Sunday
CL:個／个 (gè)

Lóuxīngqū

娄星区

[婁星區]

Louxing district of Loudi city 婁底市／娄底市 ( Lóudǐshì), Hunan

huǒliúxīng

火流星

[火流星]

(astronomy) bolide
fireball

Dàjiǎoxīng

大角星

[大角星]

Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧伕座／牧夫座 ( Mùfūzuò))

Xīngxiù Hǎi

星宿海

[星宿海]

Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small

hēi'ǎixīng

黑矮星

[黑矮星]

black dwarf star

lánjùxīng

蓝巨星

[藍巨星]

blue giant star

zhānxīngshù

占星术

[占星術]

astrology

Qiānniúxīng

牵牛星

[牽牛星]

Altair (star)
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女

Mǎoxīngtuán

昴星团

[昴星團]

Pleiades M45

Yīng Xīngyún

鹰星云

[鷹星雲]

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

wǔjiǎoxīng

五角星

[五角星]

pentagram

Tiānlángxīng

天狼星

[天狼星]

Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座

Lù Xīxīng

陆西星

[陸西星]

Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義／封神演义 ( Fēngshén Yǎnyì) is attributed, together with Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳／许仲琳 ( Xǔ Zhònglín)

sàobǎxīng

扫把星

[掃把星]

comet
person who brings bad luck; jinx

Xīngzǐxiàn

星子县

[星子縣]

Xingzi county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

zōng'ǎixīng

棕矮星

[棕矮星]

brown dwarf star

héngxīngnián

恒星年

[恆星年]

the sidereal year (astronomy)
the year defined in terms of the fixed stars

Zhīnüxīng

织女星

[織女星]

Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座

liǎngxīngqī

两星期

[兩星期]

fortnight

xīngxiàngshī

星相师

[星相師]

astrologer

héngxīngxì

恒星系

[恆星系]

stellar system
galaxy

Sānxīngduī

三星堆

[三星堆]

archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC

tiānshūxīng

天枢星

[天樞星]

alpha Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

Xīngqītiān

星期天

[星期天]

Sunday
CL:個／个 (gè)

lèixīngtǐ

类星体

[類星體]

quasar

Zàoshénxīng

灶神星

[灶神星]

Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers

Xīngqīliù

星期六

[星期六]

Saturday

sàngménxīng

丧门星

[喪門星]

messenger of death
person bringing bad luck
Taiwan pr. (sāngménxīng)

xīngxiàngshù

星相术

[星相術]

astrology

xīngqījǐ

星期几

[星期幾]

which day of the week

nàwèixīng

纳卫星

[納衛星]

nanosatellite

Lài Chāngxīng

赖昌星

[賴昌星]

Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back to China in 2008

liùjiǎoxīng

六角星

[六角星]

six-pointed star
hexagram
star of David

fàngwèixīng

放卫星

[放衛星]

to launch a satellite
(fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
(later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
to talk big

Xīngbīnglè

星冰乐

[星冰樂]

Frappuccino

Qīxīngqū

七星区

[七星區]

Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

wàixīngrén

外星人

[外星人]

space alien; extraterrestrial

Běidǒuxīng

北斗星

[北斗星]

the Big Dipper
the Plow

wèixīngtú

卫星图

[衛星圖]

satellite photo

héngxīngjì

恒星际

[恆星際]

interstellar
between the fixed stars

xiǎoxíngxīng

小行星

[小行星]

asteroid
minor planet

běnxīngqī

本星期

[本星期]

this week

Hūnshénxīng

婚神星

[婚神星]

Juno, an asteroid

Xīngxíngwǎng

星型网

[星型網]

Star network

liúxīngyǔ

流星雨

[流星雨]

meteor shower

Huǒxīngwén

火星文

[火星文]

lit. Martian language
fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand

Hǎiwángxīng

海王星

[海王星]

Neptune (planet)

Xīngqīsì

星期四

[星期四]

Thursday

xīngxiàngxué

星相学

[星相學]

astrology

Piáo Zhìxīng

朴智星

[朴智星]

Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012)

liúxīngtǐ

流星体

[流星體]

meteoroid

hóng'ǎixīng

红矮星

[紅矮星]

red dwarf star

xíngxīngjì

行星际

[行星際]

interplanetary

tiāngāngxīng

天罡星

[天罡星]

the Big Dipper

Tiānwángxīng

天王星

[天王星]

Uranus (planet)

qǐmíngxīng

启明星

[啟明星]

(astronomy) Venus

Xīngzhōu Rìbào

星洲日报

[星洲日報]

Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper

Sānyè Xīngyún

三叶星云

[三葉星雲]

Trifid Nebula, M20

zhòngxīngcuányuè

众星攒月

[眾星攢月]

see 眾星捧月／众星捧月 (zhòngxīngpěngyuè)

pīxīngdàiyuè

披星带月

[披星帶月]

variant of 披星戴月 (pīxīngdàiyuè)

cànruòfánxīng

灿若繁星

[燦若繁星]

bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

dàbùliúxīng

大步流星

[大步流星]

at a stride
taking large steps (while walking)

Mǎtíxīngyún

马蹄星云

[馬蹄星雲]

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

xīngzuòyùnshì

星座运势

[星座運勢]

(Western-style) horoscope

Xīngjì Dàzhàn

星际大战

[星際大戰]

(Tw) Star Wars

tiānshàgūxīng

天煞孤星

[天煞孤星]

bane of others' existence

zhòngxīnggǒngyuè

众星拱月

[眾星拱月]

see 眾星捧月／众星捧月 (zhòngxīngpěngyuè)

Xièzhuàng Xīngyún

蟹状星云

[蟹狀星雲]

Crab Nebula

Tiānxīngmǎtóu

天星码头

[天星碼頭]

Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong

jíyúxīnghuǒ

急于星火

[急於星火]

see 急如星火 (jírúxīnghuǒ)

wèixīngtúxiàng

卫星图像

[衛星圖像]

satellite photo

línglíngxīngxīng

零零星星

[零零星星]

odd
piecemeal
fragmentary

xuánwōxīngxì

旋涡星系

[旋渦星系]

spiral galaxy

tōngxùnwèixīng

通讯卫星

[通訊衛星]

communications satellite

yīxīngbàndiǎn

一星半点

[一星半點]

just the tiniest bit
a hint of

rénzàowèixīng

人造卫星

[人造衛星]

artificial satellite

Huǒxīng Kuàichē

火星快车

[火星快車]

Mars Express, a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003

jírúxīnghuǒ

急如星火

[急如星火]

lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
extremely urgent

méiguīxīngyún

玫瑰星云

[玫瑰星雲]

Rosette nebula NGC 2237

fēnxīngbāiliǎng

分星掰两

[分星掰兩]

punctilious
clear and detailed

Yīngzhuàng Xīngyún

鹰状星云

[鷹狀星雲]

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

xīngxiàng'èyào

星象恶曜

[星象惡曜]

unlucky star (evil portent in astrology)

Jiāohú Xīngyún

礁湖星云

[礁湖星雲]

Lagoon Nebula, M8

xīngxingzhīhuǒ

星星之火

[星星之火]

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

shí'èrxīngzuò

十二星座

[十二星座]

the twelve signs of the zodiac

mímànxīngyún

弥漫星云

[瀰漫星雲]

diffuse nebula

lèimùxíngxīng

类木行星

[類木行星]

Jovian planet

xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn

星移斗转

[星移斗轉]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 斗轉星移／斗转星移 ( Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí)

héwàixīngxì

河外星系

[河外星系]

extragalactic star system
galaxy (not including our Galaxy)

lìxīngliáoméi

丽星鹩鹛

[麗星鷯鶥]

(bird species of China) spotted elachura (Elachura formosa)

Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí

斗转星移

[斗轉星移]

lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 ( Běidǒuxīng) has turned and the stars have moved
time flies
also written 星移斗轉／星移斗转 (xīngyí Dǒuzhuǎn)

Xiānnüxīngxì

仙女星系

[仙女星系]

Andromeda galaxy M31

tuòmòxīngzi

唾沫星子

[唾沫星子]

sputter

fāshèxīngyún

发射星云

[發射星雲]

emission nebula

tōngxìnwèixīng

通信卫星

[通信衛星]

communications satellite

Tiānqínxīngzuò

天琴星座

[天琴星座]

Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星／织女星 ( Zhīnüxīng)

liáoruòchénxīng

寥若晨星

[寥若晨星]

rare as morning stars (idiom)
few and far between
sparse

Zhīzhū Xīngyún

蜘蛛星云

[蜘蛛星雲]

Tarantula Nebula

Hāléi Huìxīng

哈雷彗星

[哈雷彗星]

Halley's Comet

Xīngqiú Dàzhàn

星球大战

[星球大戰]

Star Wars

xīngluóqíbù

星罗棋布

[星羅棋布]

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

bàngxuánxīngxì

棒旋星系

[棒旋星系]

barred spiral galaxy

fǎnshèxīngyún

反射星云

[反射星雲]

reflection nebula

liúxīnggǎnyuè

流星赶月

[流星趕月]

lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
swift action (idiom)

Mǎtóu Xīngyún

马头星云

[馬頭星雲]

Horsehead Nebula

yǎnmàojīnxīng

眼冒金星

[眼冒金星]

to see stars
dazed

lèidìxíngxīng

类地行星

[類地行星]

terrestrial planet

Xīngjì Zhēngbà

星际争霸

[星際爭霸]

StarCraft (video game series)

liúliàngmíngxīng

流量明星

[流量明星]

(neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base
celebrity with a huge following on social media

Lièkèxīngdùn

列克星顿

[列克星頓]

Lexington, Massachusetts

xīngxiāngshízú

星相十足

[星相十足]

(coll.) to look every bit the big star

Xīngdǎo Rìbào

星岛日报

[星島日報]

Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong newspaper

Wēisīkāngxīng

威斯康星

[威斯康星]

Wisconsin, US state

xīngliútíngjī

星流霆击

[星流霆擊]

meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
portentous signs

Mǎoxiùxīngtuán

昴宿星团

[昴宿星團]

Pleiades M45

kuàibùliúxīng

快步流星

[快步流星]

to walk quickly
striding quickly

qīxīngpiáochóng

七星瓢虫

[七星瓢蟲]

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

xīngliúdiànjī

星流电击

[星流電擊]

meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
portentous signs

dàiyuèpīxīng

戴月披星

[戴月披星]

see 披星戴月 (pīxīngdàiyuè)

shànggèxīngqī

上个星期

[上個星期]

last week

hóngchāojùxīng

红超巨星

[紅超巨星]

red supergiant (star)

pīxīngdàiyuè

披星戴月

[披星戴月]

to travel or work through night and day
to toil away for long hours

qìxiàngwèixīng

气象卫星

[氣象衛星]

weather satellite

Xīnghǎi Zhēngbà

星海争霸

[星海爭霸]

StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)

Sānxīng Jítuán

三星集团

[三星集團]

Samsung Group

liǎngdànyīxīng

两弹一星

[兩彈一星]

(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)

lìxīngzàoméi

丽星噪鹛

[麗星噪鶥]

(bird species of China) Bhutan laughingthrush (Trochalopteron imbricatum)

rìyuèwǔxīng

日月五星

[日月五星]

sun, moon and the five visible planets

Xiānnüxīngzuò

仙女星座

[仙女星座]

Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31

Oūzhōuzhīxīng

欧洲之星

[歐洲之星]

Eurostar (train line)

héwàixīngyún

河外星云

[河外星雲]

extragalactic nebula

Lǎoyīng Xīngyún

老鹰星云

[老鷹星雲]

Eagle Nebula, aka Star Queen Nebula, M16

guāncèwèixīng

观测卫星

[觀測衛星]

observation satellite

xiàgèxīngqī

下个星期

[下個星期]

next week

zhòngxīnggǒngchén

众星拱辰

[眾星拱辰]

lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 ( Běichén) (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
to group around a revered leader

Xīngjì Lüxíng

星际旅行

[星際旅行]

Star Trek (US TV and film series)

zhòngxīngpěngyuè

众星捧月

[眾星捧月]

lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
to group around a revered leader
to revolve around sb

mǎntiānfánxīng

满天繁星

[滿天繁星]

lit. whole sky, a multitude of stars

Yínhéxīngyún

银河星云

[銀河星雲]

a galactic nebula

Běidǒu Qīxīng

北斗七星

[北斗七星]

(astronomy) Big Dipper

xuánwōxīngyún

旋涡星云

[旋渦星雲]

spiral nebula

fúxīnggāozhào

福星高照

[福星高照]

lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign

wèixīngdiànshì

卫星电视

[衛星電視]

satellite TV

wǔxīnghóngqí

五星红旗

[五星紅旗]

five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)

xiǎoxíngxīngdài

小行星带

[小行星帶]

asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

hǎixīngjīchǎng

海星机场

[海星機場]

nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場／北京大兴国际机场 ( Běijīng Dàxīng Guójì Jīchǎng), whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish

wèixīngdǎoháng

卫星导航

[衛星導航]