Girl (Chinese Constellation)

Nǚ Xiù map

The Girl mansion (女宿, pinyin: Nǚ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars	Representing
Girl	女	Aquarius	4	Women's matters, women weaving, the turtle or snake basaltic
Twelve States^{[note 1]}	十二國	Capricornus	16	Twelve states of Ancient China
Pearls on Ladies' Wear	離珠	Aquila/Aquarius	5	Women's social position and decorative beads
Rotten Gourd	敗瓜	Delphinus	5	Bad melon
Good Gourd	瓠瓜	Delphinus	5	One kind of green melon white
Celestial Ford^{[note 2]}	天津	Cygnus	9	Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way
Xi Zhong	奚仲	Cygnus	4	Xi Zhong was the inventor of chariots who lived during the Xia Dynasty
Basket for Mulberry Leaves	扶筐	Draco	7	Mulberry leaf and equipment

Notes

↑ The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).
↑ The Celestial Ford refers to these stars: Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Gamma Cygni is known as 天津一 (Tiān Jīn yī, English: the First Star of the Celestial Ford.).

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[1] The Twelve States refer to these ancient states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period: Chu (楚), Dai (代), Han (韓), Jin (晉), Qi (齊), Qin (秦), Wei (魏), Yan (燕), Yue (越), Zhao (趙), Zheng (鄭), Zhou (周).

[2] The Celestial Ford refers to these stars: Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Gamma Cygni is known as 天津一 (Tiān Jīn yī, English: the First Star of the Celestial Ford.).