- Chariot (Chinese constellation)
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The Chariot mansion (simplified Chinese: 轸宿; traditional Chinese: 軫宿; pinyin: Zhěn Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.
Asterisms
English name Chinese name Modern constellation Number of stars Chariot 軫 Corvus 4 Changsha 長沙 Corvus 1 Left Linchpin 左轄 Corvus 1 Right Linchpin 右轄 Corvus 1 Green Hill 青丘 Hydra 7 Military Gate 軍門 Hydra 2 Master of Constructions 土司空 Hydra 4 House for Musical Instruments 器府 Centaurus 32 Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) 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)Center: Yellow Dragon (黃龍): EarthCategories:
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