Planet in Chinese (Mandarin): 行星 (xíngxīng)

行星
xíngxīng
planet
- Simplified
- 行星
- Traditional
- 行星
- Pinyin
- xíngxīng
- Typed as
- xingxing
Use it in a sentence
火星是一颗行星。
火星是一顆行星。
Mars is a planet.
The characters in 行星
行
To go, to move.
6 strokes
星
Star.
9 strokes
行星 is a "moving star": planets wander across the night sky. Mars is 火星 (Huǒxīng), the "fire star".
More examples with 行星
地球是一颗行星。
地球是一顆行星。
Dìqiú shì yì kē xíngxīng.
The earth is a planet.
太阳系有八颗行星。
太陽系有八顆行星。
Tàiyángxì yǒu bā kē xíngxīng.
The solar system has eight planets.
How to write 行星 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
行 6 strokes
星 9 strokes
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