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星号 (xīng hào) — asterisk (*)

Definition

noun
asterisk (*)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 星号。
    Qǐng zài yǒu wèn tí de jù zi qián miàn jiā yí gè xīng hào.
    Please add an asterisk before the problematic sentences.
  • ，星号。
    Xīng biāo biǎo shì zhòng yào, xīng hào biǎo shì zhù shì.
    The star indicates importance, and the asterisk indicates a footnote.
  • 星号。
    Tā zài zhè piān wén zhāng lǐ yòng xīng hào biāo chū le suǒ yǒu cān kǎo lái yuán.
    He marked all reference sources with an asterisk in this article.

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.

星xīngstar
号hàomark

星 means star and 号 means mark, so it names a star-shaped symbol.

Characters in this word

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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