Asterisms
| English name |
Chinese name |
European constellation |
Number of stars |
Representing |
| Ox |
牛 |
Capricornus |
6 |
The ox hanged by the rope |
| Celestial Farmland |
天田 |
Capricornus/Microscopium |
4 |
Son from heaven |
| Nine Water Wells |
九坎 |
Microscopium |
4 |
Nine irrigation wells |
| Drum at the River |
河鼓 |
Aquila |
3 |
Military drums in the sky |
| Weaving Girl |
織女 |
Lyra |
3 |
The girl who skilled in weaving of fairy folk |
| Left Flag |
左旗 |
Aquila/Sagitta |
9 |
Banners in the left |
| Right Flag |
右旗 |
Aquila |
9 |
Banners in the right |
| Celestial Drumstick |
天桴 |
Aquila |
4 |
Drum at the River stick |
| Network of Dykes |
羅堰 |
Capricornus |
3 |
Mound for irrigation system |
| Clepsydra Terrace |
漸臺 |
Lyra |
4 |
Water for clepsydra |
| Imperial Passageway |
輦道 |
Lyra/Cygnus |
5 |
Passage for imperial chariot |
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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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