25 AUG 2013 by ideonexus

 Chinese Character for Star

生 - to be born 日 - Sun 星 = 日  生 水星 - Mercury (Water Star) 金星 - Venus (Gold Star) 火星 - Mars (Fire Star) 木星 - Jupiter (Wood Star) 土星 - Saturn (Earth Star) 海王星 - Neptune (Sea King Star) 天王星 - Uranus (King Star) 冥王星 - Pluto (Deep King Star) 厄里斯 - Eris (Adversity ?????)
Folksonomies: etymology sinology
Folksonomies: etymology sinology
   notes

Chinese character for star is "sun to be born" indicating a more sophisticated understanding of astronomy than the West.