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三星

Mandarin · pinyin sān xīng#

three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿 Shēn xiù Chinese constellation
the belt of Orion
three spirits 福 fú, 祿 lù, and 壽 shòu associated with the Three Stars 參宿 Shēn xiù Chinese constellation

Mandarin · pinyin Sān xīng#

Samsung (South Korean electronics company)

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三: sān · three
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)

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1–1 · san1 xing1

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noun · Etymology 1

(astronomy) the three major stars of Shenxiu

name · Etymology 1

(Chinese mythology) the Sanxing (Gods of Happiness, Wealth and Longevity)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鄉) Sanxing (a township in Enyang district, Bazhong, Sichuan, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鎮) Sanxing (a town in Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鎮) Sanxing (a town in Jintang, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鎮) Sanxing (a town in Chongming district, Shanghai, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鄉) Sanxing (a township in Shizhu, Chongqing, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鎮) Sanxing (a town in Shuangliu district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Sanxing, any of various townships in China, including: — (～鎮) Sanxing (former name of 泉水 (quánshuǐ): a town in Rucheng, Chenzhou, Hunan, China; name used until 2012)

name · Etymology 2

Samsung (South Korean conglomerate)

name · Etymology 3

(～鄉) Sanxing (a rural township in Yilan County, Taiwan)

name · Etymology 4

(～村) Sanxing (a village in Zhulin, Jintan district, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China)

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