土星 (Tǔ xīng) — Saturn (planet)

Definition

noun
Saturn (planet)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 土星
    Tǔ xīng Shì tài yáng xì zhōng zuì dà de xíng xīng zhī yī.
    Saturn is one of the largest planets in the solar system.
  • 土星
    Yòng wàng yuǎn jìng kě yǐ kàn dào Tǔ xīng de guāng huán.
    You can see Saturn's rings with a telescope.
  • 土星
    Tǔ xīng Rào tài yáng yì zhōu dà yuē xū yào sān shí nián.
    It takes about thirty years for Saturn to orbit the sun.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

earth
xīngplanet

土 gives the earth element and 星 means planet; together they name Saturn.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 土 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The top of 星 is a later simplified form of 晶, twinkling stars; the bottom 生 shows the sound.

Open 星 →
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