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群星 (qún xīng) — cluster of stars; a group of stars; (figurative) a group of brilliant people; constellation of talent

Definition

Literary phrase meaning 'a cluster of stars' — used literally for the night sky and figuratively for a gathering of stars / brilliant people, as in 群星阵容 ('star-studded cast').

noun
cluster of starsa group of stars(figurative) a group of brilliant peopleconstellation of talent
Measure word · 颗

Examples

  • 群星，。
    Yè kōng zhōng qún xīng shǎn shǎn fā guāng, fēi cháng měi lì.
    The stars in the night sky are sparkling and very beautiful.
  • 群星。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài xī yǐn le zhòng duō qún xīng cān jiā.
    This competition attracted many stars to participate.
  • 群星。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qún xīng zhèn róng fēi cháng qiáng dà.
    The star lineup of this movie is very strong.

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.

群qúngroup
星xīngstar

群 means group and 星 means star, giving a cluster of stars or many brilliant people.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Open 群 →

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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