卫星
Old HSK 6
卫星 (wèixīng) · satellite
卫星 (wèixīng) means “satellite”. It is written with 2 characters: 卫 (to guard) + 星 (star). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 卫星 is built
The characters
卫 wèi · to guard
What 卫 is made of
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
星 xīng · star
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)
Example sentences
中国又发射了一颗卫星。Zhōngguó yòu fāshè le yī kē wèixīng.China has launched another satellite.
月亮是地球的卫星。Yuèliang shì dìqiú de wèixīng.The moon is the Earth's satellite.
Questions about 卫星
What does 卫星 mean?
卫星 (wèixīng) means “satellite”.
How do you pronounce 卫星?
卫星 is pronounced wèixīng.
Which HSK level is 卫星?
卫星 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 卫生wèishēnghygiene
- 卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom
- 保卫bǎowèito defend
- 捍卫hànwèito defend
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 明星míngxīngstar
- 星星xīngxingstar
- 零星língxīngscattered
Learn 卫星 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 189: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.