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title: "Xingxing Meaning: 星星 (star) or 行星 (planet)?"
description: "星星 (xīngxing) means “star (in the sky)”. Not the xingxing you heard? See 行星, 猩猩. Hear its tones, see what 星 and 星 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingxing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 星星 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

星星 xīngxing

## star (in the sky)

## It can also mean

- tiny spot; speck

## Its characters

1. 星 xīng star
2. 星 xīng star

## In a sentence

今晚天上有很多星星。 There are many stars in the sky tonight.

孔明说：“我晚上看了天上的**星星**，曹操现在还不会死。

From [华容道 · The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16#library-word-326-328)

[More about 星星](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%9F%E6%98%9F)

## Other words said xingxing

- [行星xíngxīngplanet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%8C%E6%98%9F)
- [猩猩xīngxingorangutan](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8C%A9%E7%8C%A9)

## More words with 星

- [恒星 héngxīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hengxing)
- [明星 míngxīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingxing)
- [外星人 wàixīngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waixingren)
- [卫星 wèixīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weixing)
- [星级 xīngjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingji)
- [星期 xīngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingqi)
- [星球 xīngqiú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingqiu)
- [星座 xīngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingzuo)

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