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女星 (nǚ xīng) — female star (celebrity)

Definition

A female celebrity, usually an actress or performer. Refers to a woman known publicly for entertainment, often in film, TV, or music. Not a synonym for 女演员 (actress) alone — broader, includes singers, models, etc.

noun
female star (celebrity)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 女星。
    Zhè wèi nǚ xīng shì jìn nián lái zuì shòu huān yíng de nǚ yǎn yuán.
    This female star is the most popular actress in recent years.
  • 女星。
    Nà bù diàn yǐng yóu yí wèi zhī míng nǚ xīng zhǔ yǎn.
    That movie stars a well-known female star.
  • 女星。
    Hěn duō fěn sī zài jī chǎng yíng jiē zhè wèi nǚ xīng.
    Many fans are at the airport to welcome this female star.

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.

女nǚfemale
星xīngstar

女 means female and 星 means star, together giving a female celebrity.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

女 shows a woman with folded arms, kneeling or standing. In the modern form the figure faces right, and the small enclosed part is what is left of one arm.

Open 女 →

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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