<p><code>紫微星</code></p>
<p>&quot;紫&quot; in English :    purple; violet
&quot;微&quot; in English :    minute; tiny</p>
<p>• an example from a publication for the youth • <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6BuAv.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6BuAv.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2022-05-28T15:03:26.403Z
Thank you so much! Very helpful :)
user31834
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envs_h_gang_5
<p>The characters are 紫微星. 紫微星 and 北极星 are the same, it is Polaris.</p>
<p>紫微星 is named as &quot;Emperor Star&quot;, because it seems to be stationary and other stars move around it.</p>

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Henryfrombeijing
<p>This is from a lighter I recently found, tucked away in a drawer for years. It's a commemorative lighter, with a picture of Mao Zedong.</p>
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<p>I have identified the middle character as 微, and while I can recognise the radicals on the first character, I'm completely unable to find it in any online dictionaries. The lighter is made in Japan, but from China.</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated, thank you.</p>

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Help identifying characters on a commemorative lighter (Ed.: Identified; 紫微星)
# Help identifying characters on a commemorative lighter (Ed.: Identified; 紫微星)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-28)

This is from a lighter I recently found, tucked away in a drawer for years. It's a commemorative lighter, with a picture of Mao Zedong.

[![Lighter Photograph](https://i.sstatic.net/bgpsl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/bgpsl.jpg)

I have identified the middle character as 微, and while I can recognise the radicals on the first character, I'm completely unable to find it in any online dictionaries. The lighter is made in Japan, but from China.

Any help is appreciated, thank you.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-28. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

`紫微星`

"紫" in English : purple; violet
"微" in English : minute; tiny

• an example from a publication for the youth • [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/6BuAv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/6BuAv.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much! Very helpful :)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-05-28. Score: 1

The characters are 紫微星. 紫微星 and 北极星 are the same, it is Polaris.

紫微星 is named as "Emperor Star", because it seems to be stationary and other stars move around it.


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