Asterisms
| English name |
Chinese name |
European constellation |
Number of stars |
Representing |
| Horn |
角 |
Virgo |
2 |
Azure Dragon's angle |
| Flat Road |
平道 |
Virgo |
2 |
Officer's road |
| Celestial Farmland |
天田 |
Virgo |
2 |
The son of heaven |
| Recommending Virtuous Men |
進賢 |
Virgo |
1 |
The recommended virtuous men |
| Tripod of the Zhou |
周鼎 |
Coma Berenices |
3 |
The God Tripod or imperial power |
| Celestial Gate |
天門 |
Virgo |
2 |
The door of the zodiac |
| Justice |
平 |
Hydra |
2 |
Judge prison decree |
| Arsenal |
庫樓 |
Centaurus |
10 |
The armory |
| Pillars |
柱 |
Centaurus/Lupus |
11 |
Pillars which support the library floor |
| Railings |
衡 |
Centaurus |
4 |
Hall side railings where soldiers practice |
| Southern Gate |
南門 |
Centaurus |
2 |
Library House South Gate |
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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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