孔雀座

Kǒngquèzuò

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Meanings

1 Pavo (constellation)
2 the Peacock (southern constellation)

Characters

small bird / sparrow

seat (constellation suffix)

Examples

孔雀座是南天的一个星座。

Kǒngquèzuò shì nán tiān de yí ge xīngzuò.

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky.

在中国大部分地区看不到孔雀座。

Zài Zhōngguó dàbùfen dìqū kàn bú dào Kǒngquèzuò.

Pavo is not visible from most of China.

Tips

memory

Constellation names in Chinese follow the pattern [thing]+座 (zuò, seat). 孔雀 (kǒngquè) means peacock — so 孔雀座 is literally 'Peacock Seat,' a direct calque of the Latin 'Pavo' (peacock). Same pattern: 狮子座 (Leo, Lion), 天蝎座 (Scorpio, Scorpion).

Stroke Order

孔 kǒng

雀 què

座 zuò