qī​yào

the seven luminaries

Senses

七曜 qī​yào the seven luminaries

the seven celestial bodies of premodern astronomy: the sun, the moon, and the five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

七曜 qī​yào the Big Dipper

(literary) a specific name for the seven stars of the Big Dipper

七曜 qī​yào the seven days of the week

the system of naming the days of the week after the seven celestial bodies (sun, moon, and five planets)

References

see 曜/曜 七曜/七曜