星霜

Chinese
star; satellite; small amount frost
trad. (星霜) 星 霜
simp. #(星霜) 星 霜

Etymology

From the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.

Pronunciation

Noun

星霜

  1. (literary, figurative) time; years
  2. (literary, figurative) stars and frost in the morning; hardship; difficulty

Adjective

星霜

  1. (literary, figurative) gray; grizzled

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (星霜):
  • → Japanese: 星霜(せいそう) (seisō)
  • → Korean: 성상(星霜) (seongsang)
  • → Vietnamese: tinh sương (星霜)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
星 霜
せい
Grade: 2		 そう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

seisau > seisɔː > seisoː. Literally "stars and frost", from the thought that a star revolves around the heavens in a year while frost occurs every year, hence a symbol of time.

Pronunciation

    Noun

    星(せい)霜(そう) • (seisō) ←せいさう (seisau)?

    1. time, years
    2. one year

    See also

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    星霜

    Noun

    星霜 • (seongsang) (hangeul 성상)

    1. Hanja form? of 성상.

    Vietnamese
    Hán tự in this term
    星霜

    Noun

    星霜

    1. chữ Hán form of tinh sương.
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