Mars in Chinese (Mandarin): 火星 (huǒxīng)

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The characters in 火星

• 火

  Fire.

  4 strokes

• 星

  Star. 日 (sun) is on top.

  9 strokes

火星 is the "fire star", named for its red color. The planets are named after the five elements: 水星 Mercury, 金星 Venus, 木星 Jupiter, 土星 Saturn.

More examples with 火星

• 火星离地球很远。

  火星離地球很遠。

  Huǒxīng lí dìqiú hěn yuǎn.

  Mars is far from Earth.

• 火星上有很多红色的石头。

  火星上有很多紅色的石頭。

  Huǒxīng shang yǒu hěn duō hóngsè de shítou.

  There are lots of red rocks on Mars.

How to write 火星 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.