星官

Chinese

		star; satellite; small amount	official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad. (星官)		星	官

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singguan
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: syīng-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingguan
    • Palladius: сингуань (singuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing¹ gun¹
    • Yale: sīng gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

星官

1. (literary) constellation

   • 天文有五官。官者，星官也，星座有尊卑，若人之官曹列位，故曰天官。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: Sima Zhen, Shiji Suoyin

     Tiānwén yǒu wǔ guān. Guān zhě, xīngguān yě, xīngzuò yǒu zūnbēi, ruò rén zhī guān cáo lièwèi, gù yuē tiānguān. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) configurations of the stars (formerly studied for their supposed influence on human affairs)
3. (literary) astral officer

   • 星官曆翁，莫能與其校得失。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     星官历翁，莫能与其校得失。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Yu, 殿中侍御史李君墓誌銘

     Xīngguān lì wēng, mò néng yǔ qí xiào déshī. [Pinyin]

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   • 因薦平知省事，又薦星官楊熙澄為樞密使 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     因荐平知省事，又荐星官杨熙澄为枢密使 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1345 CE, Toqto'a (lead editor), History of Song

     yīn jiàn píng zhī xǐngshì, yòu jiàn xīngguān Yángxīchéng wèi shūmìshǐ [Pinyin]

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4. (literary) god in charge of the stars

   • 歷觀古名士畫金童玉女及神仙星官中，有婦人形相者，貌雖端嚴，神必清古。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     历观古名士画金童玉女及神仙星官中，有妇人形相者，貌虽端严，神必清古。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guo ruoxu, 圖畫見聞誌

     Lì guān gǔ míngshì huà jīntóngyùnǚ jí shénxiān xīngguān zhōng, yǒu fùrén xíng xiàng zhě, mào suī duān yán, shén bì qīng gǔ. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• (configurations of the stars): 星象 (xīngxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (星官):

• → Japanese: 星官(せいかん) (seikan)
• → Korean: 성관(星官) (seonggwan)

References

• “Entry #110398”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.