仙女座

xiānnǚzuò

noun

Meanings

1 Andromeda (constellation)
2 the constellation Andromeda

Characters

immortal; celestial

seat; (constellation suffix)

Examples

仙女座大星系是离我们最近的大星系。

Xiānnǚzuò dà xīngxì shì lí wǒmen zuì jìn de dà xīngxì.

The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to us.

今晚能看到仙女座。

Jīnwǎn néng kàndào xiānnǚzuò.

Andromeda is visible tonight.

Tips

culture

Literally 'celestial maiden seat' — a Chinese calque of the Greek myth in which princess Andromeda was chained to a rock to be devoured by a sea monster. 座 'seat' is the standard Chinese suffix for constellations (仙女座, 大熊座, 猎户座).

Stroke Order

仙 xiān

女 nǚ

座 zuò