巨星 meaning in English

jùxīng

(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 巨星

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jùxīng
  1. (astronomy) giant star
  2. (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

巨 jù · large · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

星 xīng · star · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 巨星.

星期xīngqīweek; day of the week
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
星期日xīngqīrìSunday
明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
星星xīngxing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
巨大jùdàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic
卫星wèixīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
歌星gēxīngsinging star; famous singer
影星yǐngxīngfilm star
球星qiúxīngsports star (ball sport)
外星人wàixīngrénspace alien; extraterrestrial
巨人jùréngiant

Questions about 巨星

What does 巨星 mean?

巨星 (jùxīng) means "(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 巨星?

巨星 is made of 2 characters: 巨 (4 strokes), 星 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 巨星 an HSK word?

Yes. 巨星 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.