天狼星

Tiānlángxīng

noun #12,194

Measure Word

一颗天狼星 kē

Meanings

1 Sirius (brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major)

Characters

Examples

天狼星是夜空中最亮的星。

Tiānlángxīng shì yèkōng zhōng zuì liàng de xīng.

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.

Tips

memory

天 (sky) + 狼 (wolf) + 星 (star) — the 'sky wolf star', because it is in the constellation Canis Major (the Great Dog).

Stroke Order

天 tiān

狼 láng

星 xīng