星 (sing1 | xing1) : star

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星

sing1

xing1

[1] any heavenly body that shines; star; planet; satellite; any point of light at the sky
[2] [n] spark; sparks
[3] droplets; small particles of anything; very tiny
[4] name of one of the 28 constellations
[5] [n] movie star
[6] by night; nocturnal
[7] an ancient percussion instrument
[8] a Chinese family name

[9] to slap [粵]

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

星

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This word has been viewed 18396 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Feb 2014 04:19

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星星 sing1 sing1 xing1 xing5; xing1 xing1 = star

星期一 sing1 kei4 jat1 xing1 qi1 yi1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 yi1 (Taiwan) = Monday

星期 sing1 kei4 xing1 qi1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = week

星期二 sing1 kei4 ji6 xing1 qi1 er4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 er4 (Taiwan) = Tuesday

星期三 sing1 kei4 saam1 xing1 qi1 san1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 san1 (Taiwan) = Wednesday

星期四 sing1 kei4 sei3 xing1 qi1 si4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 si4 (Taiwan) = Thursday

星期五 sing1 kei4 ng5 xing1 qi1 wu3 (PRC), xing1 qi2 wu3 (Taiwan) = Friday

星期六 sing1 kei4 luk6 xing1 qi1 liu4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 liu4 (Taiwan) = Saturday

星期日 sing1 kei4 jat6 xing1 qi1 ri4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 ri4 (Taiwan) = Sunday

星期天 sing1 kei4 tin1 xing1 qi1 tian1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 tian1 (Taiwan) = Sunday 國

明星 ming4 sing1 ming2 xing1 = pop star; celebrity

行星 hang4 sing1 xing2 xing1 = planet

火星 fo2 sing1 huo3 xing1 = Mars; a spark

星座 sing1 zo6 xing1 zuo4 = constellation; zodiac sign

海星 hoi2 sing1 hai3 xing1 = starfish; sea star

星期尾 sing1 kei4 mei5 = weekend 粵

上星期 soeng6 sing1 kei4 shang4 xing1 qi1 (PRC), shang4 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = last week

下個星期 haa6 go3 sing1 kei4 xia4 ge5 xing1 qi1 (PRC), xia4 ge5 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = next week

阿星 aa3 sing1 = refers to an Indian or Pakistani (lit., "Mr Singh")

星辰 sing1 san4 xing1 chen2 = star, stars

水星 seoi2 sing1 = Mercury (Planet)

恆星 hang4 sing1 heng2 xing1 = star

衛星 wai6 sing1 wei4 xing1 = satellite

金星 gam1 sing1 jin1 xing1 = Venus; Jin Xing (ballerina)

木星 muk6 sing1 = Jupiter

土星 tou2 sing1 = Saturn

天王星 tin1 wong4 sing1 tian1 wang2 xing1 = Uranus

海王星 hoi2 wong4 sing1 = Neptune

冥王星 ming4 wong4 sing1 ming2 wang2 xing1 = Planet Pluto

外星人 ngoi6 sing1 jan4 wai4 xing1 ren2 = alien, extra-terrestrial

掃把星 sou3 baa2 sing1 sao4 ba3 xing1 = comet; harbinger of bad luck

星系 sing1 hai6 = a galaxy

流星 lau4 sing1 liu2 xing1 = meteor, meteorite, shooting star

歌星 go1 sing1 ge1 xing1 = singing star; celebrity singer

物換星移 mat6 wun6 sing1 ji4 wu4 huan4 xing1 yi2 = things change with the passing of time

衛星城 wai6 sing1 sing4 wei4 xing1 cheng2 = satellite town; edge city; exurb

星球大戰 sing1 kau4 daai6 zin3 xing1 qiu2 da4 zhan4 = Star Wars

上個星期 soeng6 go3 sing1 kei4 shang4 ge5 xing1 qi1 (PRC), shang4 ge5 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = last week

人馬星座 jan4 maa5 sing1 zo6 = Sagittarius

北斗七星 bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1 bei3 dou3 qi1 xing1 = the Big Dipper

北極星 bak1 gik6 sing1 bei3 ji2 xing1 = Polaris, the North Star

天星小輪 tin1 sing1 siu2 leon4 = Star Ferry

天秤星座 tin1 ping4 sing1 zo6 tian1 cheng4 xing1 zuo4 = Libra

天蠍星座 tin1 hit3 sing1 zo6 = Scorpio

山羊星座 saan1 joeng4 sing1 zo6 = Capricorn

巨蟹星座 geoi6 haai5 sing1 zo6 = Cancer (zodiac)

彗星 seoi6 sing1 hui4 xing1 = comet; harbinger of bad luck

星座學 sing1 zo6 hok6 = astrology

星洲炒米 sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5 = fried vermicelli Singapore style

東星斑 dung1 sing1 baan1 = leopard coralgrouper

東星 dung1 sing1 = leopard coraltrout; (placename) Tung Sing

水瓶星座 seoi2 ping4 sing1 zo6 = Aquarius

獅子星座 si1 zi2 sing1 zo6 = Leo

白羊星座 baak6 joeng4 sing1 zo6 = Aries

處女星座 cyu2 neoi5 sing1 zo6 = Virgo

金牛星座 gam1 ngau4 sing1 zo6 = Taurus

雙子星座 soeng1 zi2 sing1 zo6 = Gemini

雙魚星座 soeng1 jyu4 sing1 zo6 = Pisces

星盤 sing1 pun4*2 = an astrolabe

星探 sing1 taam3 = talent spotter; talent scout

三星 saam1 sing1 san1 xing1 = Samsung, South Korean electronics company

下星期 haa6 sing1 kei4 xia4 xing1 qi1 (PRC), xia4 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = next week

中子星 zung1 zi2 sing1 zhong1 zi3 xing1 = neutron star

伴星 bun6 sing1 ban4 xing1 = companion (star)

小行星 siu2 hang4 sing1 xiao3 xing2 xing1 = asteroid; minor planet

星團 sing1 tyun4 xing1 tuan2 = star cluster

星島日報 sing1 dou2 jat6 bou3 xing1 dao3 ri4 bao4 = Sing Tao Daily (newspaper)

星球 sing1 kau4 xing1 qiu2 = celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite, etc); heavenly body

星際 sing1 zai3 xing1 ji4 = interstellar; interplanetary

星雲 sing1 wan4 xing1 yun2 = nebula

星體 sing1 tai2 xing1 ti3 = celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite, etc)

兩星期 loeng5 sing1 kei4 liang3 xing1 qi1 (PRC), liang3 xing1 qi2 (Taiwan) = fortnight

多星 do1 sing1 duo1 xing1 = starry

巨星 geoi6 sing1 ju4 xing1 = superstar; giant star

火星快車 fo2 sing1 faai3 ce1 huo3 xing1 kuai4 che1 = Mars Express (EU spacecraft)

觀測衛星 gun1 cak1 wai6 sing1 guan1 ce4 wei4 xing1 = observation satellite

星洲 sing1 zau1 xing1 zhou1 = Singapore

星洲米粉 sing1 zau1 mai5 fan2 xing1 zhou1 mi3 fen3 = Singapore Rice Noodles

矮行星 ai2 hang4 sing1 ai3 xing2 xing1 = dwarf planet

電影明星 din6 jing2 ming4 sing1 = film star

衛星圖片 wai6 sing1 tou4 pin3 wei4 xing1 tu2 pian4 = satellite photos

衛星照片 wai6 sing1 ziu3 pin3*2 = satellite photos

西星斑 sai1 sing1 baan1 = squaretail coralgrouper

群星 kwan4 sing1 = a star (movie, etc.), an entertainment personality

群星彙集 kwan4 sing wui6 zaap6 = star-studded (as in a television show or movie)

新星 san1 sing1 = emerging stars

童星 tung4 sing1 = child actors

脫星 tyut3 sing1 = porn stars (lit., "stripping stars")

零星落索 ling4 sing1 lok6 sok3 = scattered here and there; in disorder 粵

五星酒店 ng5 sing1 zau2 dim3 = five star hotel

火星符號 fo2 sing1 fu4 hou6*2 huo3 xing1 fu2 hao4 = ♂ (Symbol for the planet Mars)

星加坡人 sing1 gaa3 bo1 jan4 = a person from Singapore

星展銀行 sing1 zin2 ngan4 hong4 = DBS Bank

大步流星 daai6 bou6 lau4 sing1 da4 bu4 liu2 xing1 = with vigorous strides; at a stride

河外星雲 ho4 ngoi6 sing1 wan4 he2 wai4 xing1 yun2 = an extragalactic nebula

黑暗星雲 hak1 am3 sing1 wan4 hei1 an4 xing1 yun2 = a dark nebula

發光星雲 faat3 gwong1 sing1 wan4 fa1 guang1 xing1 yun2 = an emission nebula

行星狀星雲 hang4 sing1 zong6 sing1 wan4 xing2 xing1 zhuang4 xing1 yun2 = a planetary nebula

火流星 fo2 lau4 sing1 huo3 liu2 xing1 = a bolide; fireball

人造衛星 jan4 zou6 wai6 sing1 ren2 zao4 wei4 xing1 = man-made satellite

日月星辰 jat6 jyut6 sing1 san4 ri4 yue4 xing1 chen2 = the sun, the moon and the stars; heavenly bodies

水流星 seoi2 lau4 sing1 shui3 liu2 xing1 = acrobatics of spinning bowls of water ("water meteors")

百厭星 baak3 jim3 sing1 = thoroughly naughty child 粵

打仔明星 daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1 = an action star in the movies

星鐵 sing1 tit3 = zinc (as a loanword); galvanized iron 粵

衛星碟 wai6 sing1 dip6 wei4 xing1 die2 = satellite dish

衛星接收機 wai6 sing1 zip3 sau1 gei1 wei4 xing1 jie1 shou1 ji1 = satellite receiver

星空 sing1 hung1 = starry sky

救星 gau3 sing1 jiu4 xing1 = liberator

占星家 zim1 sing1 gaa1 zhan4 xing1 jia1 = astrologer; astrologist; chaldee

占星學 zim1 sing1 hok6 zhan4 xing1 xue2 = astrology; starcraft

占星術 zim1 sing1 seot6 zhan4 xing1 shu4 = astrology; a horoscope

倒米壽星 dou2 mai5 sau6 sing1 = a disservice-doer 粵

星相術 sing1 soeng1 seot6 xing1 xiang1 shu4 = astrology

星相學 sing1 soeng1 hok6 xing1 xiang1 xue2 = astrology

星相圖 sing1 soeng3 tou4 xing1 xiang4 tu2 = a star chart (for astrology)

四星級 sei3 sing1 kap1 si4 xing1 ji2 = four star class

火星文 fo2 sing1 man4*2 huo3 xing1 wen2 = Martian language

星際之門 sing1 zai3 zi1 mun4 xing1 ji4 zhi4 men2 = stargate

打星 daa2 sing1 da3 xing1 = martial arts movie star(s)

天王巨星 tin1 wong4 geoi6 sing1 = a major (movie) star 粵

星州 sing1 zau1 = Singapore (short form)

炒明星 caau2 ming4 sing1 chao3 ming2 xing1 = to make somebody famous

兜巴星 dau1 baa1 sing1 dou1 ba1 xing1 = slap; smack; strike across the face 粵

諧星 haai4 sing1 xie2 xing1 = comedian; a star (actor) who plays in comedies

星級 sing1 kap1 xing1 ji2 = [1]level of a star; star caliber (movie star,singer etc.) [2] star as in a six star hotel etc.

紅矮星 hung4 ai2 sing1 hong2 ai3 xing1 = red dwarf (star)

脈衝星 mak6 cung1 sing1 mai4 chong1 xing1 = a pulsar (in astronomy)

紅巨星 hung4 geoi6 sing1 hong2 ju4 xing1 = a red giant (star)

侃星 hon2 xin1 kan3 xing1 = a chatterbox, a big talker, one who boasts

天煞孤星 tin1 saat3 gu1 sing1 = lonely forever

寥若晨星 liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1 = very few; as few as the stars at dawn; fe and far between

斗轉星移 dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4 dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2 = (of time or seasons) to pass by; to change

七大歌星 cat1 daai6 go1 sing1 qi1 da4 ge1 xing1 = the Seven Great Singing Stars

天外救星 tin1 ngoi6 gau3 sing1 tian1 wai4 jiu4 xing1 = deus ex machina

火星人 fo2 sing1 jan4 huo3 xing1 ren2 = martian

智叻星 zi3 lek1 sing1 = very clever person; a mastermind 粵

隕星 wan5 sing1 yun3 xing1 = meteor, meteorite

星羅棋佈 sing1 lo4 kei4 bou3 xing1 luo2 qi2 bu4 = spreading many and wide

晨星 san4 sing1 chen2 xing1 = morning star

星宿 sing1 sau3 xing1 xiu4 = stars

繁星 faan4 sing1 fan2 xing1 = multitude of stars

黑色星期五 hak1 sik1 sing1 kei4 ng5 hei1 se4 xing1 qi1 wu3 = Friday The 13th, black Friday

星河 sing1 ho4 xing1 he2 = milky way

福星高照 fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 fu2 xing1 gao1 zhao4 = have good fortune; be prosperous

吉星高照 gat1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 ji2 xing1 gao1 zhao4 = be under the smiles of fortune; ride the high tide of good luck

流星雨 lau4 sing1 jyu5 liu2 xing1 yu3 = meteor shower

濕星嘢 sap1 sing1 je5 shi1 xing1 ye3 = trivial things 粵

掃帚星 sou3 zaau2 sing1 sao4 zhou3 xing1 = comet; jinx, bearer of bad luck 國

追星族 zeoi1 sing1 zuk6 zhui1 xing1 zu2 = groupie

十二星座 sap6 ji6 sing1 zo6 = zodiac signs

滿天星 mun5 tin1 sing1 = baby's breath (flower)

周星馳 zau1 sing1 ci4 zhou1 xing1 chi2 = Stephen Chow

星加坡 sing1 gaa3 bo1 xing1 jia1 po1 = Singapore

北斗星 bak1 dau2 sing1 bei3 dou3 xing1 = the Big Dipper; the Plough

人猿星球 jan4 jyun4 sing1 kau4 ren2 yuan2 xing1 qiu2 = Planet of the Apes

李肇星 lei5 siu6 sing1 li3 zhao4 xing1 = Li Zhaoxing (PRC foreign minister)

七星茶 cat1 sing1 caa4 = seven star tea for children

三粒星 saam1 lap1 sing1 = HK residency ID card (so called because the lower left quarter has 3 asterisks)

三星鄉 saam1 sing1 hoeng1 san1 xing1 xiang1 = Sanhsing (village in Taiwan)

星子 sing1 zi2 xing1 zi3 = Xingzi (place in Jiangxi)

甘肅酒泉衛星發射中心 gam1 suk1 zau2 cyun4 wai6 sing1 faat3 se6 zung1 sam1 = Jiuquan satellite launch centre

衛星電視有限公司 wai6 sing1 din6 si6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Satellite Television Asian Region Ltd.

星巴克 sing1 baa1 hak1 xing1 ba1 ke4 = Starbucks Coffee

獅子座流星 si1 zi2 zo6 lau4 sing1 = Leonid meteors

星島中文電台 sing1 dou2 zung1 man4 din6 toi4 = Sing Tao Chinese Radio (Cantonese radio in the SF bay area)

寂寞星球 zik6 mok6 sing1 kau4 ji2 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (Taiwan), ji4 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (PRC) = Lonely Planet

行星齒輪 hang4 sing1 ci2 leon4 xing2 xing1 chi3 lun1 = a planet gear

三星集團 saam1 sing1 zaap6 tyun4 san1 xing1 ji2 tuan2 = Samsung Group

歐洲之星 au1 zau1 zi1 sing1 ou1 zhou1 zhi1 xing1 = Eurostar

三星堆 saam1 sing1 deoi1 san1 xing1 dui1 = the Sanxingdui Ruins

威斯康星 wai1 si1 hong1 sing1 wei1 si1 kang1 xing1 = Wisconsin

七星鼓 cat1 sing1 gu2 qi1 xing1 gu3 = seven stars drumming

哈雷彗星 haa1 leoi4 seoi6 sing1 ha1 lei2 hui4 xing1 = Halley's comet

巴納星 baa1 naap6 sing1 ba1 na4 xing1 = Barnard's Star

孤星淚 gu1 sing1 leoi6 gu1 xing1 lei4 = Les Misérables

星光行 sing1 gwong1 hong4*2 xing1 guang1 hang2 = Star House

奀星 ngan1 sing1 en1 xing1 = a relatively unknown movie star 粵

七星岩 cat1 sing1 ngaam4 qi1 xing1 yan2 = The Seven Star Crags

福祿壽三星 fuk1 luk6 sau6 saam1 sing1 fu2 lu4 shou4 san1 xing1 = the three stars for happiness, fortune and longevity

天罡星 tin1 gong1 sing1 tian1 gang1 xing1 = the Big Dipper

剋星 hak1 sing1 ke4 xing1 = nemesis

星官 sing1 gun1 xing1 guan1 = Chinese constellations

衛星影像 wai6 sing1 jing2 zoeng6 wei4 xing1 ying3 xiang4 = satellite imagery

天星碼頭 tin1 sing1 maa5 tau4 = Star Ferry Pier

惑星 waak6 sing1 huo4 xing1 = planet

銀河衛星廣播 ngan4 ho4 wai6 sing1 gwong2 bo3 = Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting

倪星 ngai4 sing1 ni2 xing2 = Ngai Sing (a.k.a, Collin Chou)

星光大道 sing1 gwong1 daai6 dou6 = Star Boulevard, Star Avenue, Star Road

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一個星期有七天。
There are seven days in a week.

我下個星期就返香港啦。粵
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797]

今日星期幾？粵
What is the day (of today)?
[The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

星期日係公眾假期。粵
Sunday is a public holiday.

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

星期四如何? 國
How about Thursday?

請你幫我買幾份報紙，南華、星島、明報各一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.

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