水星

Shuǐxīng
noun #17,301

Meanings

  1. 1 Mercury (planet)

Characters

Literally: water star — named for the water element in Chinese cosmology

Examples

Shuǐxīng shì tàiyángxì zhōng zuì xiǎo de xíngxīng.
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
Shuǐxīng lí tàiyáng zuì jìn, biǎomiàn wēndù jí gāo.
Mercury is closest to the Sun, with extremely high surface temperatures.

Tips

culture
In Chinese astronomy, the five visible planets are named after the five elements: 水星 (water/Mercury), 金星 (metal/Venus), 火星 (fire/Mars), 木星 (wood/Jupiter), 土星 (earth/Saturn).

Stroke Order

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