Part of the Chinese constellation system
The Turtle Beak mansion (觜宿, pinyin: Zī Xiù) is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations.[1] It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.[2]
Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars |
| Turtle Beak | 觜 | Orion | 3 |
| Deity in Charge of Monsters | 司怪 | Orion/Taurus/Gemini | 4 |
| Seat Flags | 座旗 | Auriga/Lynx | 9 |
Chinese constellations
| 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)
| - South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
- Well (井)
- Ghost (鬼)
- Willow (柳)
- Star (星)
- Extended Net (張)
- Wings (翼)
- Chariot (軫)
| - West – White Tiger (白虎)
- Legs (奎)
- Bond (婁)
- Stomach (胃)
- Hairy Head (昴)
- Net (畢)
- Turtle Beak (觜)
- Three Stars (參)
| - North – Black Tortoise (玄武)
- Dipper (斗)
- Ox (牛)
- Girl (女)
- Emptiness (虛)
- Rooftop (危)
- Encampment (室)
- Wall (壁)
| - Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
- Earth
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References
- ^ "Mansions of the moon | Feng Shui for Modern Living". 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "2011IAUS..260..107X Page 107". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:2011IAUS..260..107X. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
