| 星 | xīng | star; satellite; small amount |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; CL:个; day of the week; Sunday |
| 卫星 | wèi xīng | (space) satellite; CL:颗 |
| 行星 | xíng xīng | planet; CL: 颗 |
| 星星 | xīng xing | star in the sky |
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary; random; bits and pieces; sporadic |
| 人造卫星 | rén zào wèi xīng | artificial satellite |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday; CL:个 |
| 火星 | Huǒ xīng | Mars (planet) |
| 小行星 | xiǎo xíng xīng | asteroid; minor planet |
| 红星 | hóng xīng | red star; five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat; hot film star; Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 金星 | Jīn xīng | Venus (planet); gold star; to see stars (from blow on the head etc) |
| 救星 | jiù xīng | lit. saving star (cf star of Bethlehem in biblical nativity story); fig. savior (individual or organization); liberator; emancipator; knight in shining armor; cf Mao Zedong in north Shaanxi folk song The East is red 东方红 |
| 五角星 | wǔ jiǎo xīng | pentagram |
| 星光 | xīng guāng | starlight |
| 星球 | xīng qiú | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body |
| 五星 | wǔ xīng | the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星 |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 冥王星 | Míng wáng xīng | Pluto (dwarf planet) |
| 北极星 | Běi jí xīng | North Star; Polaris |
| 海王星 | Hǎi wáng xīng | Neptune (planet) |
| 五星红旗 | wǔ xīng hóng qí | five-starred red flag (PRC national flag) |
| 天王星 | Tiān wáng xīng | Uranus (planet) |
| 七星 | Qī xīng | Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 星星之火 | xīng xing zhī huǒ | a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect |
| 河外星系 | hé wài xīng xì | extragalactic star system; galaxy (not including our Galaxy) |
| 通信卫星 | tōng xìn wèi xīng | communications satellite |
| 冼星海 | Xiǎn Xīng hǎi | Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黄河大合唱 |
| 星罗棋布 | xīng luó qí bù | scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place |
| 类星体 | lèi xīng tǐ | quasar |
| 流星 | liú xīng | meteor; shooting star |
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion; three spirits 福, 禄, and 寿 associated with the Three Stars 参宿 Chinese constellation; Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜兰县, Taiwan; Samsung (South Korean electronics company) |
| 织女星 | Zhī nǚ xīng | Vega, brightest star in constellation Lyra 天琴星座; Weaving girl of folk tale Cowherd and weaving maid 牛郎织女 |
| 中子星 | zhōng zǐ xīng | neutron star |
| 星体 | xīng tǐ | celestial body (planet, satellite etc) |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation; CL:张 |
| 水星 | shuǐ xīng | Mercury (planet) |
| 气象卫星 | qì xiàng wèi xīng | weather satellite |
| 星斗 | xīng dǒu | stars |
| 恒星 | héng xīng | (fixed) star |
| 歌星 | gē xīng | singing star; famous singer |
| 七姊妹星团 | Qī zǐ mèi xīng tuán | Pleiades M45 |
| 七星区 | Qī xīng qū | Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 三合星 | sān hé xīng | triple star system |
| 三星乡 | Sān xīng xiāng | Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜兰县, Taiwan |
| 三星集团 | Sān xīng Jí tuán | Samsung Group |
| 三叶星云 | Sān yè xīng yún | Trifid Nebula M20 |
| 上个星期 | shàng gè xīng qī | last week |
| 上星期 | shàng xīng qī | last week; previous week |
| 下个星期 | xià gè xīng qī | next week |
