Is there a word for “planet” in Chinese?

I don’t think there is a word for planet. Chinese scientists could never distinguish the difference between stars and planets and hence all of their celestial bodies are named “something star” Please correct me if I am wrong for I am taking Chinese class.

planet is 行星 (xíngxīng)–”walking star”
star is 星星 (xīngxing)–”star star”

星 (xīng) literally means “star”, but might be better understood as “heavenly body” or “point of light”.

The visible planets are named for the five different elements under ancient Chinese philosophy.

Mercury 水星 (shuǐxīng)–”water star”
Venus 金星 (jīnxīng)–”metal star” or “gold star”
Mars 火星 (huǒxīng)–”fire star”
Jupiter 木星 (mùxīng)–”wood star”
Saturn 土星 (tǔxīng)–”earth star”

And here are the other planets:

Uranus 天王星 (tiānwángxīng)–”king of the heavens star”
Neptune 海王星 (hǎiwángxīng)–”king of the sea star”
Pluto 冥王星 (míngwángxīng )–”king of the deep star” or “king of the night star” (I know, technically no longer a planet)

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