Stomach (Chinese constellation)

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The Stomach mansion (胃宿, pinyin: Wèi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.

[edit] Asterisms

English name Chinese name Modern constellation Number of stars
Stomach Aries 3
Celestial Foodstuff 天廩 Taurus 4
Circular Celestial Granary 天囷 Cetus 13
Mausoleum 大陵 Perseus 8
Celestial Boat 天船 Perseus 9
Heap of Corpses 積屍 Perseus/Camelopardalis 1
Stored Water 積水 Perseus 1


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)
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