火星 (huǒxīng): Mars (planet)

Meanings

1 Mars (planet)
2 spark

Characters

火

Examples

人类计划在未来登陆火星。

Rénlèi jìhuà zài wèilái dēnglù Huǒxīng.

Humans plan to land on Mars in the future.

焊接时注意火星飞溅。

Hànjiē shí zhùyì huǒxīng fēijiàn.

Watch out for sparks flying when welding.

Tips

memory

火 (fire) + 星 (star) = fire star = Mars. The five visible planets in Chinese are named after the five elements: 火星 (Mars/fire), 水星 (Mercury/water), 木星 (Jupiter/wood), 金星 (Venus/metal), 土星 (Saturn/earth).

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

星 xīng

Related Words

星星之火 xīngxīngzhīhuǒ #31,821

a single spark / a tiny cause that can have huge consequences

火花 huǒhuā HSK 7-9 #6,107

planet / celestial body / world

火炬 huǒjù HSK 7-9 #4,661

torch

火焰 huǒyàn HSK 7-9 #4,525

flame / blaze

火鸡 huǒjī #4,169

turkey (bird)

火箭 huǒjiàn HSK 6 #3,899

rocket; missile

火灾 huǒzāi HSK 5 #3,491

fire (disaster); conflagration

火车 huǒchē HSK 1 #1,739

train