银河

銀河

yínhé

noun #8,948

Meanings

1 the Milky Way; the Galaxy
2 Silver River (literary name for the Milky Way)

Characters

Examples

在乡下可以看到银河。

Zài xiāngxia kěyǐ kàndào Yínhé.

You can see the Milky Way in the countryside.

银河系有数千亿颗恒星。

Yínhéxì yǒu shùqiānyì kē héngxīng.

The Milky Way galaxy has hundreds of billions of stars.

古人把银河叫做天河。

Gǔrén bǎ Yínhé jiàozuò Tiānhé.

The ancients called the Milky Way the 'Heavenly River.'

Tips

history

In Chinese mythology, the Milky Way (银河/天河) separates the Cowherd (牛郎) and the Weaver Girl (织女), lovers who can only meet once a year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month (七夕, Chinese Valentine's Day).

In Pop Culture

银河护卫队 Yínhé Hùwèiduì

Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel film series — literally 'Silver River Guard Team'

Stroke Order

银 yín

河 hé