- 白矮星 bái'ǎixīng white dwarfA very dense, small star that represents the late stage of stellar evolution for stars with low or medium mass.
- 红矮星 hóng'ǎixīng red dwarf starA small and relatively cool star on the main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- 棕矮星 zōng'ǎixīng brown dwarfa celestial object that is larger than a planet but smaller than a star; brown dwarf star
- 黑矮星 hēi'ǎixīng black dwarfa theoretical star that remains after a white dwarf has cooled down and no longer emits significant heat or light