准星

準星

zhǔnxīng

noun #35,983

Meanings

1 front sight (of a firearm)
2 the zero-point indicator on a steelyard balance
3 (by extension) crosshair / aim point

Characters

accurate / standard

Examples

HSK 5

玩游戏时把准星对准敌人。

Wányóuxì shí bǎ zhǔnxīng duìzhǔn dírén.

When playing the game, line up the crosshair on the enemy.

HSK 7-9

他眯起眼睛,瞄准准星。

Tā mī qǐ yǎnjing, miáozhǔn zhǔnxīng.

He squinted and lined up the front sight.

Tips

memory

准 (precise) + 星 (star / point of light) - literally 'precision-star'. The original meaning was the brass dot on a 杆秤 (Chinese steelyard) marking the balance point. The shooting and gaming senses come from the same idea: a small fixed reference dot.

Stroke Order

准 zhǔn

星 xīng