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

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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

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.).

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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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