Taxonomy of meanings for 星:　　

  • 星 xīng (OC: seeŋ MC: seŋ) 桑經切 平 廣韻：【星宿説文曰萬物之精上爲列星淮南子曰日月之淫氣精者爲星辰也又姓羊氏家傳曰南陽太守羊續娶濟北星重女桑經切十二 】
    • STAR
      • nstar
      • vi0stars are visible, there is a clear night sky
      • feature>SMALL
          • additional feature>MANY
          • feature of movement>QUICK
            • feature colour>WHITE
              • period measured by th position of the stars>YEAR
                • time when stars are visible>NIGHT
                  • group of stars> CONSTELLATIONS
                  • exocentric: study of, astrology/astronomy>ASTRONOMY

                  Additional information about 星

                  說文解字: 【曐】，萬物之精，上爲 𠛱 星。 〔小徐本「爲𠛱」作「列爲」。〕 从晶、生聲。一曰：象形，从囗。 〔小徐本「象形」上有「星」。〕 古囗復注中，故與日同。 【桑經切】 【𠻖(𤯢)】，古文曐。 〔小徐本無「曐」。〕 【星】，曐或省。 〔小徐本無「曐」。〕

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                  • STAR

                    1. The most general word for stars is the not very common chén 辰, but the word can also be used to refer to specific stars. (Note however, that in early times chén 辰 currently referred to specific stars such as the North Pole Star.)

                    2. The common use word for a star is xīng 星 and this term does not incluce sun and moon.

                    3. Xiù 宿 refers specifically to a constellation of stars.

                  • DREAM

                    1. The current standard word for a dream is mèng 夢.

                    2. Xiōng mèng 凶夢 refers to a nightmare.

                    ZHOULI 3 占夢：掌其歲時，觀天地之會，辨陰陽之氣。以日月星辰占六夢之吉凶，一曰正夢，二曰噩夢，三曰思夢，四曰寤夢，五曰喜夢，六曰懼夢。季冬，聘王夢，獻吉夢于王，王拜而受之。乃舍萌于四方，以贈惡夢，遂令始難驅疫。

                    Word relations
                  • Epithet: (STAR)眾/ALL Zhòng 眾 is an adnominal quantififier which says that the whole of the group of things designated by the noun it precedes are intended. [COLLECTIVE]; [nadN]
                  • Epithet: (STAR)行/MOVE
                  • Oppos: (STAR)德/VIRTUE The current general term for salient features and principles of charismatic moral integrity and generosity is dé 德, when used as a term of ethical evalutation; but this word has many other philosophically important meanings.