火星

huǒxīng

noun #5,273

Meanings

1 Mars (planet)
2 spark

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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