STAR 星星辰
VISIBLE THING IN the NIGHT SKY LACKING CLOUDS.
Old Chinese Criteria
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
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 ／
- A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
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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
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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.
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FINSTERBUSCH 1966)
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- Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen
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FINSTERBUSCH 2000)
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805 Sterne; Sternbild:
- 論衡同義詞研究
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2 - Lateinische Synonymik
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1.589 - Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise
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- 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
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PILLON 1850)
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no.106 - A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms
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NO.106
Words
星辰 xīng chén OC: seeŋ ɡljɯn MC: seŋ dʑin 23 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPpluralstars and constellations, heavenly bodies
星 xīng OC: seeŋ MC: seŋ 7 AttributionsWD
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
日月 rì yuè OC: mljiɡ ŋod MC: ȵit ŋi̯ɐt 7 AttributionsWD
- 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
歲 suì OC: sqʷads MC: siɛi 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nYear star
辰 chén OC: ɡljɯn MC: dʑin 2 AttributionsWD
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 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPprGreat Fire Star
建星 jiàn xīng OC: kans seeŋ MC: ki̯ɐn seŋ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPprEstablishing Star
光 guāng MC: kwang OC: kʷaaŋCH 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nmkind(s) of shining object in the skyCH
彗星 huì xīng MC: zjwejH seng OC: sɢʷeds seeŋTW 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPa tailed cometTW
北辰 běi chén OC: pɯɯɡ ɡljɯn MC: pək dʑin 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- NP{N1adN2}North Pole Star
眾星 zhòng xīng OC: tjuŋs seeŋ MC: tɕuŋ seŋ 1 AttributionWD
all the many stars (in the sky)
- Syntactic words
- NPdefinitethe stars
彗 huì MC: zjwejH OC: sɢʷedsTW 1 AttributionWD
- 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
參 shēn OC: srum MC: ʂim 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nOrion
定 dìng OC: teeŋs MC: teŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nname of a star (SHI)
宿 xiù OC: sus MC: sɨu 0 AttributionsWD
Xiù 宿 refers specifically to a constellation of stars.
- Syntactic words
填星 zhèn xīng OC: tins seeŋ MC: ʈin seŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPSaturn
太白 tài bái OC: thaads braaɡ MC: thɑi bɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPVenus
形天 xíng tiān OC: ɡeeŋ lʰiin MC: ɦeŋ then 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPpluralCHRISTIAN CHINESE: physically-shaped heaven> heavenly bodies, stars and planets
歲星 suì xīng OC: sqʷads seeŋ MC: siɛi seŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NP{N1adN2}Jupiter
流星 liú xīng OC: ru seeŋ MC: lɨu seŋ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPfalling star
熒惑 yíng huò OC: ɡʷleeŋ ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: ɦeŋ ɦək 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- NPMars
極 jí OC: ɡɯɡ MC: gɨk 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- nprnorth pole star
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