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11 · The four images and the twenty-eight mansions
| English | 中文 | Gloss | Termonline |
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| Azure Dragon | 苍龙Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | One of the four images, formed of the seven mansions Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei and Ji. East takes the colour azure in the five-phase scheme, whence the name; also written Qinglong. | TermonlineAstronomy · History of Astronomy · 2024 |
| Horn | 角宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The first of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Alpha Virginis. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it eleven asterisms and forty-five stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Neck | 亢宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The second of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Kappa Virginis. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it seven asterisms and twenty-two stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Root | 氐宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The third of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Alpha Librae. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it eleven asterisms and fifty-four stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Room | 房宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The fourth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Pi Scorpii. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it seven asterisms and twenty-one stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Heart | 心宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The fifth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Sigma Scorpii; its second star is the Great Fire. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it two asterisms and fifteen stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Tail | 尾宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The sixth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Mu-1 Scorpii. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it five asterisms and twenty-one stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Winnowing-basket | 箕宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The seventh of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Azure Dragon of the East. Its determinative star is Gamma Sagittarii. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it three asterisms and eight stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Dark Warrior | 玄武Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | One of the four images, formed of the seven mansions Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi and Bi. North takes the colour black in the five-phase scheme, whence the name. | TermonlineAstronomy · History of Astronomy · 2024 |
| Dipper | 斗宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The eighth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Phi Sagittarii; to tell it from the northern Dipper it is also called the Southern Dipper. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it ten asterisms and sixty-two stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Ox | 牛宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The ninth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Beta Capricorni. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it eleven asterisms and sixty-four stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Girl | 女宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The tenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Epsilon Aquarii; it is also called Xu-nu and Wu-nu. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it eight asterisms and fifty-five stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Void | 虚宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The eleventh of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Beta Aquarii. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it ten asterisms and thirty-four stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Rooftop | 危宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twelfth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Alpha Aquarii. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it ten asterisms and fifty-six stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Encampment | 室宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The thirteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Alpha Pegasi; it is also called Ying-shi. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it ten asterisms and a hundred and nine stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Wall | 壁宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The fourteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Dark Warrior of the North. Its determinative star is Gamma Pegasi; it is also called Dong-bi. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it six asterisms and twenty-eight stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| White Tiger | 白虎Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | One of the four images, formed of the seven mansions Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi and Shen. West takes the colour white in the five-phase scheme, whence the name. | TermonlineAstronomy · History of Astronomy · 2024 |
| Legs | 奎宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The fifteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is Eta Andromedae; before the Chongzhen Calendar it was Zeta Andromedae. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it nine asterisms and forty-five stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Bond | 娄宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The sixteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is Beta Arietis. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it six asterisms and thirty-three stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Stomach | 胃宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The seventeenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is 35 Arietis. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it seven asterisms and thirty-nine stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Pliades | 昴宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The eighteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is 17 Tauri. The mansion is the star cluster that Western astronomy calls the Pleiades; six or seven stars are visible to the naked eye. The English name follows Termonline, whose entry for this mansion (Cross-Strait Astronomical Terms, 2013) reads “Pliades”; its entry for the cluster (Astronomical Terms, 2024) reads “Pleiades”, the common spelling. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it nine asterisms and forty-seven stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Net | 毕宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The nineteenth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is Epsilon Tauri. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it fourteen asterisms and ninety-two stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Mouth | 觜宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twentieth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is Lambda Orionis; before the Chongzhen Calendar it was Psi-1 Orionis. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it three asterisms and sixteen stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Triads | 参宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-first of the twenty-eight mansions, in the White Tiger of the West. Its determinative star is Zeta Orionis, fixed in 1752; before that the third star of the mansion served. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it six asterisms and twenty-five stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Vermilion Bird | 朱雀Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | One of the four images, formed of the seven mansions Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi and Zhen. South takes the colour red in the five-phase scheme, whence the name. | TermonlineAstronomy · History of Astronomy · 2024 |
| Well | 井宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-second of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Mu Geminorum; it is also called Dong-jing. With nineteen asterisms it carries more than any other mansion. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it seventy stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Ghost | 鬼宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-third of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Theta Cancri; it is also called Yu-gui. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it seven asterisms and twenty-nine stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Willow | 柳宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-fourth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Delta Hydrae; it is also called Zhou. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it two asterisms and eleven stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Seven Stars | 星宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-fifth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Alpha Hydrae; its older name is Seven Stars. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it five asterisms and thirty-six stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Extension | 张宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-sixth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Upsilon-1 Hydrae. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it two asterisms and twenty stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Wings | 翼宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-seventh of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Alpha Crateris. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it two asterisms and twenty-seven stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
| Chariot Platform | 轸宿Mansions and star officials · the twenty-eight mansions | The twenty-eighth of the twenty-eight mansions, in the Vermilion Bird of the South. Its determinative star is Gamma Corvi. The Song of Pacing the Heavens gives it five asterisms and fifty-two stars. | TermonlineAstronomy · 2013 |
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