星号

星號

xīnghào

noun #30,132

Measure Word

一个星号 gè

Meanings

1 asterisk
2 star symbol (*)

Characters

sign; mark; number

Examples

HSK 5

请在必填项前加上星号。

Qǐng zài bìtián xiàng qián jiāshàng xīnghào.

Please add an asterisk before required fields.

HSK 5

他用星号代替了那个词。

Tā yòng xīnghào dàitì le nàge cí.

He replaced that word with an asterisk.

Tips

memory

Literally 'star (星) sign (号)' - the asterisk really does look like a tiny star, so the name maps cleanly onto how it looks on a keyboard.

Stroke Order

星 xīng

号 hào