星
星 (xīng) · star
星 (xīng) means “star”. It is made of 日 + 生 and has 9 strokes.
Break 星 into its parts
What 星 is made of
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 生 shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
星 stroke order
Example sentences with 星期
一个星期有七天。Yī gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.A week has seven days.
今天星期几？Jīntiān xīngqī jǐ?What day of the week is it today?
Words with 星
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 星星xīngxingstar
- 零星língxīngscattered
- 卫星wèixīngsatellite
Also built with 日
- 冒màoto risk
- 旦dàndawn
- 旧jiùold
- 旨zhǐaim
- 早zǎoearly
- 旬xúnten-day period
- 旱hàndry
- 时shítime
- 旷kuàngbroad
- 旺wàngto flourish
- 昂ángto rise
- 昆kūnelder brother
Quick facts
| Pinyin | xīng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | star |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 日 (sun, #72) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 星
What does 星 mean?
星 (xīng) means “star”.
How many strokes does 星 have?
星 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 星?
The radical of 星 is 日 (rì, “sun”), Kangxi radical number 72.
What parts make up 星?
星 is made of 日 (sun; day) and 生 (life).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.