星星
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
星星 (xīngxing) · star
星星 (xīngxing) means “star”. It is written with 1 character: 星 (star). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 星星 is built
The characters
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
天上的星星真多。Tiānshàng de xīngxing zhēn duō.There are so many stars in the sky.
今晚能看到星星吗？Jīnwǎn néng kàndào xīngxing ma?Can we see the stars tonight?
Questions about 星星
What does 星星 mean?
星星 (xīngxing) means “star”.
How do you pronounce 星星?
星星 is pronounced xīngxing.
Which HSK level is 星星?
星星 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
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Learn 星星 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.