How do you pronounce 卫星?

卫星 is pronounced wèixīng.

How many strokes does 卫星 have?

卫星 is written with 12 strokes in total: 卫 (3 strokes), 星 (9 strokes).

Chinese Vocabulary

卫星

satellite

卫星

wèixīng4th tone

Pinyin: wèixīng
Strokes: 12
In episodes: 1

Stroke order for 卫星

卫星 is written with 12 strokes (卫: 3, 星: 9). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

Literally "guard star" — 卫 to guard, 星 star.

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卫星 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

天上有很多卫星。

There are many satellites in the sky.

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