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星罗棋布

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
星罗棋布 xīngluóqíbù	星罗棋布 \| 星罗棋布* \| *星罗棋布	scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place	星羅棋布

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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


罗	罗 \| 罗* \| *罗	8画网罒罓 + 3	luō, luó, luo	net for catching birds; gauze	lo4	羅 6020 WLNI


棋	棋 \| 棋* \| *棋	12画木 + 8	qí, jī	chess; any game similar to chess	kei4	4498.1 DTMC


布	布 \| 布* \| *布	5画巾 + 2	bù	cotton cloth, textiles, linen	bou3	4022.7 KLB

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Simplified		English Definition
星罗棋布 xīngluóqíbù	星罗棋布 \| 星罗棋布* \| *星罗棋布	scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place


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


罗　Luó	罗 \| 罗* \| *罗	surname Luo


罗　luó	罗 \| 罗* \| *罗	gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift


棋　　qí	棋 \| 棋* \| *棋	variant of 棋


棋　　qí	棋 \| 棋* \| *棋	chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL: 盤｜盘 / chess piece / CL: 個｜个, 顆｜颗


棋　　qí	棋 \| 棋* \| *棋	variant of 棋


布　　　bù	布 \| 布* \| *布	variant of 布 / to announce / to spread


布　　　bù	布 \| 布* \| *布	cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known