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  *室* | 室* | *室
room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
HSK 3
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  *合* | 合* | *合
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of
HSK 3
space; room / (fig.) scope; leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space
HSK 4
astronomy
HSK 5
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  *鬼* | 鬼* | *鬼
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
HSK 5
(astronomy) giant star / (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
HSK 7-9
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
(astronomy) Big Dipper
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  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
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  *曜* | 曜* | *曜
bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
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  *娄* | 娄* | *娄
surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
constellation (arch., now 星座) / one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology / motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
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  *井* | 井* | *井
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing
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  *奎* | 奎* | *奎
crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
to take measurements / measured (speed etc); observed (as opposed to "estimated") / observational (astronomy)
facula (astronomy)
(astronomy) the ecliptic
Mercury in traditional Chinese astronomy / see also 水星
(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky) / (Daoism) the guardian deity of the south
black piece (in Chinese chess); black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot
(astronomy) Mercury
(astronomy) black hole
to regain one's eyesight / (astronomy) emersion
(astronomy) nova / (fig.) new star; rising star
(astronomy) asterism
armillary sphere (astronomy)
(astronomy) precession
(astronomy, math.) singularity / also pr. [ji1dian3]
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺 / imaginary star presaging disaster
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
(science fiction) home planet / (astronomy) parent star
(astronomy) astrolabe / (astrology) horoscope / astrological chart
blue shift (astronomy)
(astronomy) Venus
Sunday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Friday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards
Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Thursday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子|狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|双鱼
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
pulsar (astronomy)
Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
Monday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
(astronomy) Spica
(astronomy) diurnal circle
(astronomy) libration
(astronomy) diurnal motion
astronomy
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
the sidereal year (astronomy) / the year defined in terms of the fixed stars
parsec (astronomy)
red shift (astronomy)
apparent brightness (astronomy)
(astronomy) triple star system
culmination (astronomy)
(astronomy) main sequence
(astronomy) main-sequence star
Julian day (astronomy)
Zhou Bi Suan Jing, or Chou Pei Suan Ching, one of the oldest Chinese texts on astronomy and mathematics
circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
(astronomy) nadir
radio wave (astronomy)
(astronomy) apsis; apse
(astronomy) dark energy
(astronomy) pulsar
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
(astronomy) bolide / fireball
Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
(astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道) / law-abiding citizenry
(astronomy) Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
elongation (astronomy)
(astronomy) periapsis
(astronomy) apoapsis


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