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astronomy
HSK 5
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  *室* | 室* | *室
room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
HSK 3
space; room / (fig.) scope; leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space
HSK 4
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  *合* | 合* | *合
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of
HSK 3
(astronomy) Venus
(astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
HSK 7-9
astronomy
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
culmination (astronomy)
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  *鬼* | 鬼* | *鬼
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
HSK 5
(astronomy, math.) singularity / also pr. [ji1dian3]
(astronomy) Mercury
(astronomy) Spica
(astronomy) Big Dipper
radio wave (astronomy)
apparent brightness (astronomy)
red shift (astronomy)
Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
(astronomy) asterism
(astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star; rising star
constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
(astronomy) dark energy
to take measurements / measured (speed etc); observed (as opposed to "estimated") / observational (astronomy)
(astronomy) bolide / fireball
(astronomy) main-sequence star
Sunday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
facula (astronomy)
(astronomy) diurnal motion
Julian day (astronomy)
(astronomy) pulsar
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  *井* | 井* | *井
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子|狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|双鱼
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
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surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
(astronomy) main sequence
to regain one's eyesight / (astronomy) emersion
(astronomy) black hole
(astronomy) periapsis
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
the sidereal year (astronomy) / the year defined in terms of the fixed stars
pulsar (astronomy)
(astronomy) diurnal circle
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
(astronomy) companion star
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
(astronomy) astrolabe / (astrology) horoscope / astrological chart
armillary sphere (astronomy)
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
(astronomy) nadir
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky) / (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south
(astronomy) Cepheid variable star
(astronomy) triple star system
blue shift (astronomy)
(astronomy) the ecliptic
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
(astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道) / law-abiding citizenry
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  *曜* | 曜* | *曜
bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
Thursday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺 / imaginary star presaging disaster
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy / see also 水星
Monday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
(science fiction) home planet / (astronomy) parent star
black piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
elongation (astronomy)
(astronomy) precession
(astronomy) libration
Friday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
(astronomy) Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
parsec (astronomy)
(astronomy) apsis; apse
(astronomy) apoapsis
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  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of
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  *奎* | 奎* | *奎
crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy


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