牵牛星

Traditional form:

牽牛星

Pinyin (reading):

Qiānniúxīng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 牵 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 牛 - ox, cow, bull
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light

Traditional characters:

• 牽 - to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 牛 - ox, cow, bull
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light