East Asia
For the five true planets, their element's Chinese character, hanzi(汉字), is also part of the names of weekdays in Japanese and Korean, complemented with Sunday and Monday. However, Chinese and Vietnamese number the days other than Sunday.
| English Name | Associated element | Chinese/Japanese Characters | Chinese pinyin | Japanese romaji | Korean Name | Vietnamese Name | Old astronomical names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | water | 水星 | Shuǐxīng | Suisei | 수성 (Suseong) | Sao Thủy | Chénxīng (辰星) |
| Venus | metal/gold | 金星 | Jīnxīng | Kinsei | 금성 (Geumseong) | Sao Kim, also "Sao Mai" as "morning star" and "Sao Hôm" as "evening star" | Tàibái (太白) |
| Mars | fire | 火星 | Huǒxīng | Kasei | 화성 (Hwaseong) | Sao Hỏa | Yínghuò (熒惑) |
| Jupiter | wood | 木星 | Mùxīng | Mokusei | 목성 (Mokseong) | Sao Mộc | Suì (歲) |
| Saturn | earth | 土星 | Tǔxīng | Dosei | 토성 (Toseong) | Sao Thổ | Zhènxīng (鎮星) |
The cycles of the Chinese calendar are linked to the orbit of Jupiter, there being 12 sacred beasts in the Chinese dodecannualar geomantic and astrological cycle, and 12 years in the orbit of Jupiter.
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Famous quotes containing the words east and/or asia:
“Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and from South, come the pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich Pumpkin pie?”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
“Incarnate devil in a talking snake,
The central plains of Asia in his garden,
In shaping-time the circle stung awake,
In shapes of sin forked out the bearded apple....”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)