Leu (or Low) sieu (simplified Chinese: 娄宿; traditional Chinese: 婁宿; pinyin: Lóu Xiù) meaning "the Train of a garment", was one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of the traditional Chinese astronomy. It was one of the White Tiger of the West （西方白虎）.
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| Asterism | Chinese name[1] |
Meaning | Modern constellation |
Number of stars | Alternative names |
Notes | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leu | 婁（娄） | the Train of a garment | Aries | 3 | 天狱, 降婁 （降娄）, 郁车宫 |
[2] | The lasso which was used to hang the sacrified animal and the sickle for cutting the harvest |
| Tso Kang | 左更 | the Left Watch | Aries | 5 | [3] | Forestry manager | |
| Yew Kang | 右更 | The Right-hand Watch | Pisces | 5 | [4] | Livestock manager | |
| Tien Yuen | 天倉 （天仓） | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Cetus | 6 | [5] | Second granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
| Tien Yu | 天庾 | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Fornax | 3 | [6] | Third granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
| Tien Ta Tseang | 天大將軍 （天大将军） |
Heaven's Great General | Andromeda Perseus Triangulum |
11 | 天將軍,[7][8] 大將軍, 將軍[9] |
[10] | The great general of the heavens and ten subordinate officers |
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