Root (Chinese constellation)
The Root mansion (氐宿, pinyin: Dī 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 |
| Root |
氐 |
Libra |
4 |
Root in the sky, it means Azure Dragon's chest and the front foot |
| Celestial Milk |
天乳 |
Serpens |
1 |
Prince's mother, or the Yellow Emperor's wet nurse |
| Twinkling Indicator |
招搖 |
Boötes |
1 |
Hand-held contradicted enemy |
| Celestial Lance |
梗河 |
Boötes |
3 |
Spear or shield |
| Mattress of the Emperor |
帝席 |
Boötes |
3 |
The Emperor's banquet seats |
| Boats and Lake |
亢池 |
Boötes/Virgo |
4 |
The boat beside the pool |
| Battle Chariots |
陣車 |
Lupus/Hydra |
3 |
The chariots |
| Imperial Guards |
騎官 |
Lupus/Centaurus |
10 |
The imperial guard |
| Chariots and Cavalry |
車騎 |
Lupus |
3 |
The chariots and cavalry |
| Celestial Spokes |
天輻 |
Libra |
2 |
Officials of the vehicle management |
| Chariots and Cavalry General |
騎陣將軍 |
Lupus |
1 |
The general who responsible for tank and cavalry |