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[edit] Translingual

[edit] Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲) Originally . The upper part is the semantic, and is shaped like twinkling stars. The lower part is the phonetic.

Or, 晶 is the sound. (?)

[edit] Han character

(radical 72 +5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 日竹手一 (AHQM), four-corner 60104, composition)

  1. a star, planet
  2. any point of light
  3. shorthand for Singapore (星加坡)

[edit] References

  • KangXi: page 492, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13837
  • Dae Jaweon: page 855, character 22
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1500, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+661F

[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

(jyutping sing1, Yale sing1)


[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

(hiragana ほし, romaji hoshi)

  1. a stellar object; star; planet; satellite; comet

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Proper noun

(hiragana ほし, romaji Hoshi)

  1. Hoshi (a surname)

[edit] See also

[edit] Kanji

(grade 2 kanji)

[edit] Readings

[edit] Compounds


[edit] Korean

[edit] Hanja


Eumhun:

  • Sound (hangeul):  (revised: seong, McCune-Reischauer: sŏng, Yale: seng)
  • Name (hangeul):  (revised: byeol, McCune-Reischauer: byŏl)

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

(pinyin xīng (xing1), Wade-Giles hsing1)

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[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Han character

(tinh)