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彗星

huìxīng
noun #10,267

Measure Word

一颗彗星 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 comet

Examples

HSK 5
昨晚我看到了一颗彗星。
Zuówǎn wǒ kàndào le yī kē huìxīng.
I saw a comet last night.
HSK 6
哈雷彗星每七十六年出现一次。
Hāléi huìxīng měi qīshíliù nián chūxiàn yī cì.
Halley's Comet appears once every 76 years.

Tips

memory
彗 originally meant 'broom' - ancient Chinese saw comets as broom-shaped stars sweeping across the sky. Hence 彗星 = broom star.
mistakes
Do not confuse 彗星 (comet) with 慧星 (variant). The correct character is 彗 (broom), not 慧 (wisdom).

Stroke Order

彗 huì
星 xīng