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紅星

简红星 · 繁紅星

Mandarin · pinyin hóng xīng

red star
five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat
hot film star

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–1 · hong2 xing1

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noun

red star
(communism) Red Star; red five-pointed star
(figurative) famous celebrity; popular celebrity

name

(～村) Hongxing (a village in Huilong, Fang, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
(～社區) Hongxing (a residential community in Zhuodaoquan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

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