xīng = xi + (e)ng1
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount
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How to pronounce 星

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

星 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
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Characters with 星 as component

xīng = xi + (e)ng1
fishy (smell)
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xǐng = xi + (e)ng3
to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to
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xīng = xi + (e)ng1
ape
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Words with 星

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(bird species of China) spotted elachura (Elachura formosa)
black dwarf star
(astronomy) triple star system

Sentences with 星

hái
shi
jīn
xīng
zhī
wéi
gāo

Want to remember 星 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

xīng

star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

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