Heart (Chinese Constellation)

The Heart mansion (Chinese: 心宿; pinyin: Xīn Xiù; also called 商宿; Shāng Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon. Its prominent figure is the star Alpha Scorpii.^[1]

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars	Representing
Heart	心	Scorpius	3	Azure Dragon's heart
Group of Soldiers	積卒	Lupus	2	Military

References

↑ Marshall, S. J. (2002). The Mandate of Heaven: Hidden History in the I Ching. Columbia University Press. pp. 178, 210. ISBN 978-0-231-12299-3.

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[Marshall-1] Marshall, S. J. (2002). The Mandate of Heaven: Hidden History in the I Ching. Columbia University Press. pp. 178, 210. ISBN 978-0-231-12299-3.