STAR    星星辰

VISIBLE THING IN the NIGHT SKY LACKING CLOUDS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
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.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 ASTRONOMY 3. 星，可用來指四象、二十八宿及其他部分星座。 垣，主要用來指三垣及左右垣。 宿，主要用來指二十八宿，偶爾也指稱部分其他星座。宮，可用來指 “ 中 ” 、 “ 東 ” 、 “ 南 ” 、 “ 西 ” 、 “ 北 ” 五宮，也用來指 “ 紫微 ” 、 “ 太微 ” 、 “ 文昌 ” 三宮。
Modern Chinese Criteria
星辰 星斗 星 星星 星球 星體 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • MOON　STAR INTENSELY NEAR TO, AND MOVING ROUND, the EARTH. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • SUN　MOST BIG HOT STAR IN the SKY, CAUSING LIGHT on EARTH. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • COMET　INTENSELY SHORT LIVED STAR. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • PLANET　 (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • STARS　STAR NAMES. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.54

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 86

    495. Inter Sidera, astra, stellas, et signa. Sidera illa dicuntur quibus navigantes considerant quod ad cursum dirigant consilium; 63 astra autem sunt stellae grandes, ut Orion; stellae autem, multijuges, ut Hyades, Pleiades; signum vero quo animantis imago formata est, ut Taurus, Scorpio et hujusmodi.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    STAR

    stella refers to any one of the innumerable individual stars.

    astrum refers to any one of the greater bright heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, and principal stars which have their individual names.

    sidus refers to a constellation of stars, and only by extension to

    the leading star in such a constellation.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 239

    Sterne:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 805

    Sterne; Sternbild:

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 2

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 255

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.589

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.715

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.106

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.106

    • Words (22 items)

    星辰  xīng chén OC: seeŋ ɡljɯn MC: seŋ dʑin 23 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralstars and constellations, heavenly bodies
    日月  rì yuè OC: mljiɡ ŋod MC: ȵit ŋi̯ɐt 10 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 明/BRIGHT The general term for what appears luminous or bright in the broadest sense of these terms is míng 明 (ant. àn 暗 "dark" and yǐn 隱 "dark"), a word heavily laden with religious overtones.

      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralsun or moon
    星  xīng OC: seeŋ MC: seŋ 7 Attributions

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

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 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: 行/MOVE
    • Oppos: 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.

      Syntactic words
    • nstar
    • vi0stars are visible, there is a clear night sky
    辰  chén OC: ɡljɯn MC: dʑin 2 Attributions

    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.)

      Syntactic words
    • nstar
    大火  dà huǒ OC: daads qphaalʔ MC: dɑi hʷɑ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPprGreat Fire Star
    光  guāng MC: kwang OC: kʷaaŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nmkind(s) of shining object in the skyCH
    建星  jiàn xīng OC: kans seeŋ MC: ki̯ɐn seŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPprEstablishing Star
    歲  suì OC: sqʷads MC: siɛi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nYear star
    彗星  huì xīng MC: zjwejH seng OC: sɢʷeds seeŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPa tailed cometTW
    北辰  běi chén OC: pɯɯɡ ɡljɯn MC: pək dʑin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1adN2}North Pole Star
    眾星  zhòng xīng OC: tjuŋs seeŋ MC: tɕuŋ seŋ 1 Attribution

    all the many stars (in the sky)

      Syntactic words
    • NPdefinitethe stars
    彗  huì MC: zjwejH OC: sɢʷeds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nfigurativebroom > broom-star > (tailed) comet (孛, tailless comet), is supposed to "sweep away the old and bring the new", its appearance is said to herald impending catastrophesTW
    填星  zhèn xīng OC: tins seeŋ MC: ʈin seŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPSaturn
    流星  liú xīng OC: ru seeŋ MC: lɨu seŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPfalling star
    熒惑  yíng huò OC: ɡʷleeŋ ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: ɦeŋ ɦək 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPMars
    太白  tài bái OC: thaads braaɡ MC: thɑi bɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPVenus
    參  shēn OC: srum MC: ʂim 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nOrion
    定  dìng OC: teeŋs MC: teŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nname of a star (SHI)
    宿  xiù OC: sus MC: sɨu 0 Attributions

    Xiù 宿 refers specifically to a constellation of stars.

      Syntactic words
    形天  xíng tiān OC: ɡeeŋ lʰiin MC: ɦeŋ then 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralCHRISTIAN CHINESE: physically-shaped heaven> heavenly bodies, stars and planets
    歲星  suì xīng OC: sqʷads seeŋ MC: siɛi seŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1adN2}Jupiter
    極  jí OC: ɡɯɡ MC: gɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nprnorth pole star