星 xīng star
Made up of [日 rì sun; day radical 72, 生 shēng produce; bear radical 100]Made with 9 strokes.
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Also uses 日 rì component: 白 bái (bright) 曾 céng (once) 昌 chāng (prosperous) 春 chūn (spring) 旦 dàn (dawn) 婚 hūn (to marry) 间 jiàn (gap) 间 jiān (between) 景 jǐng (bright) 旧 jiù (old) 明 míng (bright) 莫 mò (do not) 普 pǔ (general) 晴 qíng (clear sky) 是 shì (is) 时 shí (time) 暑 shǔ (heat) 晚 wǎn (evening) 香 xiāng (fragrant) 阳 yáng (yang) 易 yì (easy) 音 yīn (sound) 影 yǐng (picture) 早 zǎo (early) 照 zhào (according to) 者 zhě (in process of) 桌 zhuō (table) 最 zuì (most) 昨 zuó (previous)
Also uses 生 shēng component: 胜 shèng (victory) 姓 xìng (surname)
Sounds same
兴 xīng (prosper)Different tone
行 xíng (permitted) 姓 xìng (surname) 幸 xìng (fortunate)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
星星之火可以燎原 xīng xīng zhī huǒ kě yǐ liáo yuán Need for great care and meticulous planningPhrases
一 个 星 期 yī gè xīng qī One week下 个 星 期 xià gè xīng qī Next week
上 个 星 期 shàng gè xīng qī Last week
星 期 xīng qī Weekday