北斗卫星导航系统

Traditional form:

北斗衛星導航系統

Pinyin (reading):

Běi Dǒu Wèixīng Dǎoháng Xìtǒng

Definitions:

• BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
• 卫 - to guard, to protect, to defend
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 导 - to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
• 航 - vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 统 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
• 衛 - to guard, to protect, to defend
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 導 - to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
• 航 - vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 統 - to govern, to command; to gather, to unite