Asterisms
| English name |
Chinese name |
European constellation |
Number of stars |
Representing |
| Hairy Head |
昴 |
Taurus |
7 |
The maned head |
| Celestial River |
天河 |
Aries |
1 |
River in the sky |
| Moon |
月 |
Taurus |
1 |
Moon spirit |
| Yin Force |
天陰 |
Aries/Taurus |
5 |
Overcast sky force, or the shadows of north mountain, or that officials of the emperor which hunting together |
| Hay |
芻蒿 |
Cetus |
6 |
Hay and cattle food |
| Celestial Meadows |
天苑 |
Cetus/Eridanus |
16 |
Imperial family's ranch |
| Rolled Tongue |
卷舌 |
Perseus |
6 |
Shape of the curled tongue |
| Celestial Slander |
天讒 |
Perseus |
1 |
The tongue which said slanderous |
| Whetstone |
礪石 |
Andromeda/Perseus/Taurus |
4 |
Grindstone |
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Chinese constellations
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| Three enclosures (三垣) |
- Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣)
- Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣)
- Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)
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Four Symbols (四象) and
Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿) |
- East – Azure Dragon (青龍)
- Horn (角)
- Neck (亢)
- Root (氐)
- Room (房)
- Heart (心)
- Tail (尾)
- Winnowing Basket (箕)
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- South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
- Well (井)
- Ghost (鬼)
- Willow (柳)
- Star (星)
- Extended Net (張)
- Wings (翼)
- Chariot (軫)
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- West – White Tiger (白虎)
- Legs (奎)
- Bond (婁)
- Stomach (胃)
- Hairy Head (昴)
- Net (畢)
- Turtle Beak (觜)
- Three Stars (參)
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- North – Black Tortoise (玄武)
- Dipper (斗)
- Ox (牛)
- Girl (女)
- Emptiness (虛)
- Rooftop (危)
- Encampment (室)
- Wall (壁)
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- Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
- Earth
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