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Chinese
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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
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star; satellite; small amount
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trad. (新星)
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新
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星
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simp. #(新星)
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新
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星
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Pronunciation
Noun
新星
- (astronomy) nova
- (figuratively) rising star; new star
- 體壇新星/体坛新星 ― tǐtán xīnxīng ― new sports star
Derived terms
Proper noun
新星
- (~市) Xinxing (a county-level city in Xinjiang, China)
Japanese
Etymology
新 (shin-, “new”) + 星 (-sei, “star”)
Pronunciation
Noun
新星 • (shinsei)
- (astronomy) a nova
See also
References
Korean
Noun
新星 • (sinseong) (hangeul 신성)
- hanja form? of 신성 (“nova”)
Vietnamese
Noun
新星
- chữ Hán form of tân tinh (“nova”).