星号

星號

xīnghào

noun #30,132

Measure Word

一个星号 gè

Meanings

1 asterisk
2 star symbol (*)

Characters

sign / mark / number

Examples

请在必填项前加上星号。

Qǐng zài bìtián xiàng qián jiā shàng xīnghào.

Please add an asterisk before required fields.

他用星号代替了那个词。

Tā yòng xīnghào dàitì le nà ge cí.

He replaced that word with an asterisk.

Tips

memory

Literally 'star (星) sign (号)' — the asterisk really does look like a tiny star, so the name maps cleanly onto how it looks on a keyboard.

Stroke Order

星 xīng

号 hào