Root (Chinese constellation)

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The Root mansion (氐宿, pinyin: Dī Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.

[edit] Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars
Root	氐	Libra	4
Celestial Milk	天乳	Serpens	1
Twinkling Indicator	招搖	Boötes	1
Celestial Lance	梗河	Boötes	3
Mattress of the Emperor	帝席	Boötes	3
Boats and Lake	亢池	Boötes/Virgo	4
Battle Chariots	陣車	Lupus/Hydra	3
Imperial Guards	騎官	Lupus/Centaurus	10
Chariots and Cavalry	車騎	Lupus	3
Celestial Spokes	天輻	Libra	2
Chariots and Cavalry General	騎陣將軍	Lupus	1

v • d • e Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) 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) Centre: Yellow Dragon (黃龙, sometimes)