星座 Chinese English dictionary 星座 translate 星座 pinyin

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星座

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
星座 xīngzuò	星座 \| 星座* \| *星座	constellation / astrological sign	HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
星	星 \| 星* \| *星	9画日 + 5	xīng	a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)	sing1	6010.4 AHQM


座	座 \| 座* \| *座	10画广 + 7	zuò	seat; stand, base	zo6	0021.4 IOOG

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
星座 xīngzuò	星座 \| 星座* \| *星座	constellation / astrological sign


星 xīng	星 \| 星* \| *星	star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount


座　zuò	座 \| 座* \| *座	seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座｜师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc