The Planets, listed from closest to farthest from the sun (tones in parentheses)
水星 shui xing (3, 1) water planet; mercury
金星 jin xing (1, 1) metal planet; venus
地球 di qiu (4, 2) ground sphere; earth
火星 huo xing (3, 1) fire planet; mars
木星 mu xing (4, 1) wood planet; jupiter
土星 tu xing (4, 1) dirt planet; saturn
天王星 tian wang xing (1, 2, 1) sky king planet; uranus
海王星 hai wang xing (3, 2, 1) sea king planet; neptune
冥王星 ming wang xing (2, 2, 1) underworld king planet; pluto
Notes:
The first 5 planets (excluding earth) have been known since antiquity and follow an elemental naming pattern. Earth follows a separate convention (being considered a separate entity in ancient time).
The final 3 planets were discovered much later; Uranus (1781), Neptune (1846) and Pluto (1930) and as such follow a wholly separate naming convention. Their names are derived from the western versions of their names. Uranus the Greek God of the sky thus becomes 天王星 or sky king planet, and so on.
水星
金星
地球
火星
木星
土星
天王星
海王星
冥王星
水星 shui xing (3, 1) water planet; mercury
金星 jin xing (1, 1) metal planet; venus
地球 di qiu (4, 2) ground sphere; earth
火星 huo xing (3, 1) fire planet; mars
木星 mu xing (4, 1) wood planet; jupiter
土星 tu xing (4, 1) dirt planet; saturn
天王星 tian wang xing (1, 2, 1) sky king planet; uranus
海王星 hai wang xing (3, 2, 1) sea king planet; neptune
冥王星 ming wang xing (2, 2, 1) underworld king planet; pluto
Notes:
The first 5 planets (excluding earth) have been known since antiquity and follow an elemental naming pattern. Earth follows a separate convention (being considered a separate entity in ancient time).
The final 3 planets were discovered much later; Uranus (1781), Neptune (1846) and Pluto (1930) and as such follow a wholly separate naming convention. Their names are derived from the western versions of their names. Uranus the Greek God of the sky thus becomes 天王星 or sky king planet, and so on.
水星金星地球火星木星土星天王星海王星冥王星
