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Meaning of 昴

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昴
Pinyin: mǎo
English Definition: the Pleiades
Chinese Definition:
①星名,二十八宿之一。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 日
Pictophonetic:卯 indicates the sound; 日 (sun) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
    • 卯 [ mǎo ] 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
Similar Characters: 晑
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Example Words
昴宿星团 mǎo xiù xīng tuán Pleiades M45
昴星团 mǎo xīng tuán Pleiades M45
More:昴* | *昴 | *昴*
Example Sentences
1
很多的语言里也有对昴宿星的命名
。
Many of their languages include names for the Pleades.
2
他造北斗
,
叁星
,
昴星
,
并南方的密宫
。
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
3
毕星团与昴星团是夜空中两个最亮最显而易见的疏散星团
。
The Hyades and Pleiades are the two brightest and most noticeable open clusters in the night sky.
4
在这幅哈勃太空望远镜拍摄的的图片中
,
昴宿五位于左上方
。
The star Merope lies just off the upper left edge of this picture from the Hubble Space Telescope.
5
我们可以用肉眼观察到一些星团
,
例如位于金牛座内大名鼎鼎的昴星团
。
Some star clusters can beseen with the naked eye, such as the famous Pleiades cluster in theconstellation Taurus.