The Vermilion bird is ane o the Fower Seembols o the Cheenese constellations. Accordin tae Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental seestem, it represents the fire-element, the direction sooth, an the saison simmer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes cried the Vermilion bird o the Sooth (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is kent as Zhuque in Cheenese, Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean an Chu Tước in Vietnamese. It is aften mistaken for the Fenghuang due tae similarities in appearance, but the twa are different creaturs. The Fenghuang (similar tae the phoenix in wastren meethologies) are legendary ruler o birds associatit wi the Cheenese Empress in the same wey the dragon is associatit wi the Emperor, while the Vermilion Bird is a meethological spirit creatur o the Cheenese constellations.
The Seiven Mansions o the Vermilion Bird [edit]
As the ither three Seembols, there are seiven "mansions", or positions, o the muin athin Vermilion Bird. The names an determinative stars are:[1][2]
Natur o the seembol [edit]
The Vermilion Bird on the gates o a
Han Dynasty mausoleum complex
The Vermilion bird is an elegant an noble bird in baith appearance an behavior, it is vera selective in what it eats an whare it perches, wi its feathers in mony different hues o vermilion.
| Fower Seembols |
Mansion (Cheenese name) |
Romanization |
Translation |
Asterisms (Cheenese name) |
Romanization |
Translation |
Wastren starn name |
Chinese star name |
Romanization |
Translation |
| Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)
|
鬼 |
Guǐ |
Ghost |
外廚 |
Wàichú |
Outer Kitchen |
| 2 Hya |
外廚一 |
Wàichúyī |
1st starn |
| 3 Hya / HD 74395 |
外廚二 |
Wàichúèr |
2nt star |
| 14 Hya |
外廚三 |
Wàichúsān |
3rd starn |
| 柳 |
Liǔ |
Willow |
柳 |
Liǔ |
Willow[3] |
| δ Hya |
| 柳宿一 |
Liǔsùyī |
1st starn |
| 柳宿距星 |
Liǔsujùxīng |
Separatit starn |
| 柳宿西头第三星 |
Liǔsuxītoudìsānxīng |
3rd starn in the upper wast |
| 玉井西北星 |
Yùjǐngxīběixīng |
Starn in northwast o Jade Well constellation |
| 午 |
Wǔ |
The thong |
| 鹑火星 |
Chúnhuǒxīng |
The phoenix |
| σ Hya |
柳宿二 |
Liǔsùèr |
2nt starn |
| η Hya |
柳宿三 |
Liǔsùsān |
3rd starn |
| ρ Hya |
柳宿四 |
Liǔsùsì |
4t starn |
| ε Hya |
柳宿五 |
Liǔsùwǔ |
5t starn |
| ζ Hya |
柳宿六 |
Liǔsùliù |
6t starn |
| ω Hya |
柳宿七 |
Liǔsùqī |
7t starn |
| θ Hya |
柳宿八 |
Liǔsùbā |
8t starn |
| 星 |
Xīng |
Starn |
星 |
Xīng |
Star[4] |
| α Hya |
| 星宿一 |
Xīngsùyī |
1st starn |
| 星宿距星 |
Xīngsùjùxīng |
Separatit starn |
| 星宿中央大星 |
Xīngsuzhōngyāngdàxīng |
Big starn in the center |
| τ1 Hya |
星宿二 |
Xīngsùèr |
2nt starn |
| τ2 Hya |
星宿三 |
Xīngsùsān |
3rd starn |
| ι Hya |
星宿四 |
Xīngsùsì |
4t starn |
| 26 Hya |
星宿五 |
Xīngsùwǔ |
5t starn |
| 27 Hya |
星宿六 |
Xīngsùliù |
6t starn |
| HD 82477 & HD 82428 |
星宿七 |
Xīngsùqī |
7t starn |
| 張 |
Zhāng |
Extendit Net |
張 |
Zhāng |
Extended Net[5] |
| υ1 Hya |
張宿一 |
Zhāngsùyī |
1st starn |
| λ Hya |
張宿二 |
Zhāngsùèr |
2nt starn |
| μ Hya |
張宿三 |
Zhāngsùsān |
3rd starn |
| HD 87344 |
張宿四 |
Zhāngsùsì |
4t star |
| κ Hya |
張宿五 |
Zhāngsùwǔ |
5t starn |
| φ Hya |
張宿六 |
Zhāngsùliù |
6t starn |
| 翼 |
Yì |
Wings |
翼 |
Yì |
Wings[6][7] |
| ν Hya |
翼宿五 |
Yìsùwǔ |
5t starn |
| HD 100307 |
翼宿十八 |
Yìsùshíbā |
18t starn |
| HD 96819 |
翼宿十九 |
Yìsùshíjiǔ |
19t starn |
| χ1 Hya |
翼宿二十 |
Yìsùèrshí |
20t starn |
| HD 102620 |
翼宿二十一 |
Yìsùèrshíyī |
21st starn |
| HD 103462 |
翼宿二十二 |
Yìsùèrshíèr |
22nt starn |
| 軫 |
Zhěn |
Chariot |
青丘 |
Qīngqiū |
Green Hill[8] |
| β Hya |
| 青丘一 |
Qīngqiūyī |
1st starn |
| 土公西星 |
Tǔgōngxīxīng |
Starn in the wast o Official for Earthworks and Buildings constellation |
| HD 103596 |
青丘二 |
Qīngqiūèr |
2nt starn |
| 17 Crt[9] |
青丘三 |
Qīngqiūsān |
3rd starn |
| HD 100393 |
青丘四 |
Qīngqiūsì |
4t star |
| ξ Hya |
青丘五 |
Qīngqiūwu |
5t starn |
| ο Hya |
青丘七 |
Qīngqiūqī |
7t starn |
| 軍門 |
Jūnmén |
Militar Gate |
HD 104309 |
軍門一 |
Jūnményī |
1st starn |
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