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三合星

sān hé xīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(astronomy) triple star system
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fe676b88994769b9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

三合星 三合星 [san1 he2 xing1] /(astronomy) triple star system/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 合
    gě

    100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗

    hé

    to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale

  • 星
    xīng

    star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.