Horn (Chinese constellation)

Jiǎo Xiù map

The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.

## Asterisms

English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing

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Horn | 角 | Virgo | 2 | Azure Dragon's angle
Flat Road | 平道 | Virgo | 2 | Officer's road
Celestial Farmland | 天田 | Virgo | 2 | The son of heaven
Recommending Virtuous Men | 進賢 | Virgo | 1 | The recommended virtuous men
Tripod of the Zhou | 周鼎 | Coma Berenices | 3 | The God Tripod or imperial power
Celestial Gate | 天門 | Virgo | 2 | The door of the zodiac
Justice | 平 | Hydra | 2 | Judge prison decree
Arsenal | 庫樓 | Centaurus | 10 | The armory
Pillars | 柱 | Centaurus/Lupus | 11 | Pillars which support the library floor
Railings | 衡 | Centaurus | 4 | Hall side railings where soldiers practice
Southern Gate | 南門 | Centaurus | 2 | Library House South Gate

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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)

Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth

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