天狼星

Tiānlángxīng

noun #12,194

Measure Word

一颗天狼星 kē

Meanings

1 Sirius (brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

天狼星是夜空中最亮的星。

Tiānlángxīng shì yèkōng zhōng zuì liàng de xīng.

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.

Tips

memory

天 (sky) + 狼 (wolf) + 星 (star) - the 'sky wolf star', because it is in the constellation Canis Major (the Great Dog).

Stroke Order

天 tiān

狼 láng

星 xīng