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Vermilion Bird 
Zhū Què sculpture on the eaves tile Chinese name Chinese 朱雀 Literal meaning Vermilion Peafowl Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Què Min - Hokkien POJ chu-chhiok Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping zyu1 zoek3 - Yale Romanization jyu1 jeuk3 Japanese name Kanji 朱雀 Hiragana すざく or しゅじゃく Transcriptions - Revised Hepburn Suzaku or Shujaku - Kunrei-shiki Suzaku or Syuzyaku Korean name Hangul 주작 Hanja 朱雀 Transcriptions - Revised
RomanizationJu-jak Thai name Thai หงส์ไฟ Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ Chu Tước Hán tự 朱雀 The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is known as Zhuque in Chinese, Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean and Chu Tước in Vietnamese. It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures.[citation needed] The Fenghuang (similar to the phoenix in western mythologies) are legendary ruler of birds associated with the Chinese Empress in the same way the dragon is associated with the Emperor, while the Vermilion Bird is a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations.
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The Seven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird
As the other three Symbols, there are seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon within Vermilion Bird. The names and determinative stars are:[1][2]
Mansion no. Name (pinyin) Translation Determinative star 22 井 (Jǐng) Well μ Gem 23 鬼 (Guǐ) Ghost θ Cnc 24 柳 (Liǔ) Willow δ Hya 25 星 (Xīng) Star α Hya 26 張 (Zhāng) Extended Net υ¹ Hya 27 翼 (Yì) Wings α Crt 28 軫 (Zhěn) Chariot γ Crv Nature of the symbol
The Vermilion Bird on the gates of a Han Dynasty mausoleum complex
The Vermilion bird is an elegant and noble bird in both appearance and behavior, it is very selective in what it eats and where it perches, with its feathers in many different hues of reddish orange.
Stars
Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star 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 star 3 Hya / HD 74395 外廚二 Wàichúèr 2nd star 14 Hya 外廚三 Wàichúsān 3rd star 柳 Liǔ Willow 柳 Liǔ Willow[3] δ Hya 柳宿一 Liǔsùyī 1st star 柳宿距星 Liǔsujùxīng Separated star 柳宿西头第三星 Liǔsuxītoudìsānxīng 3rd star in the upper west 玉井西北星 Yùjǐngxīběixīng Star in northwest of Jade Well constellation 午 Wǔ The thong 鹑火星 Chúnhuǒxīng The phoenix σ Hya 柳宿二 Liǔsùèr 2nd star η Hya 柳宿三 Liǔsùsān 3rd star ρ Hya 柳宿四 Liǔsùsì 4th star ε Hya 柳宿五 Liǔsùwǔ 5th star ζ Hya 柳宿六 Liǔsùliù 6th star ω Hya 柳宿七 Liǔsùqī 7th star θ Hya 柳宿八 Liǔsùbā 8th star 星 Xīng Star 星 Xīng Star[4] α Hya 星宿一 Xīngsùyī 1st star 星宿距星 Xīngsùjùxīng Separated star 星宿中央大星 Xīngsuzhōngyāngdàxīng Big star in the center τ1 Hya 星宿二 Xīngsùèr 2nd star τ2 Hya 星宿三 Xīngsùsān 3rd star ι Hya 星宿四 Xīngsùsì 4th star 26 Hya 星宿五 Xīngsùwǔ 5th star 27 Hya 星宿六 Xīngsùliù 6th star HD 82477 & HD 82428 星宿七 Xīngsùqī 7th star 張 Zhāng Extended Net 張 Zhāng Extended Net[5] υ1 Hya 張宿一 Zhāngsùyī 1st star λ Hya 張宿二 Zhāngsùèr 2nd star μ Hya 張宿三 Zhāngsùsān 3rd star HD 87344 張宿四 Zhāngsùsì 4th star κ Hya 張宿五 Zhāngsùwǔ 5th star φ Hya 張宿六 Zhāngsùliù 6th star 翼 Yì Wings 翼 Yì Wings[6][7] ν Hya 翼宿五 Yìsùwǔ 5th star HD 100307 翼宿十八 Yìsùshíbā 18th star HD 96819 翼宿十九 Yìsùshíjiǔ 19th star HD 102620 翼宿二十一 Yìsùèrshíyī 21st star HD 103462 翼宿二十二 Yìsùèrshíèr 22rd star 軫 Zhěn Chariot 青丘 Qīngqiū Green Hill[8] β Hya 青丘一 Qīngqiūyī 1st star 土公西星 Tǔgōngxīxīng Star in the west of Official for Earthworks and Buildings constellation HD 103596 青丘二 Qīngqiūèr 2nd star 17 Crt[9] 青丘三 Qīngqiūsān 3rd star HD 100393 青丘四 Qīngqiūsì 4th star ξ Hya 青丘五 Qīngqiūwu 5th star ο Hya 青丘七 Qīngqiūqī 7th star 軍門 Jūnmén Military Gate HD 104309 軍門一 Jūnményī 1st star See also
- Vermilion
- Four Saint Beasts (Vietnam)
- Suzaku (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "The Chinese Sky". International Dunhuang Project. http://idp.bl.uk/education/astronomy/sky.html. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Helaine Selin. ed. Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3 (HB). http://books.google.com/books?id=raKRY3KQspsC&pg=PA517. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 28 日
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 29 日
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 30 日
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日
- ^ (Chinese) 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 22 日
- ^ the star is actually located in the constellation Hydra
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Chinese constellations Three enclosures (三垣) 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)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): EarthCategories:- Chinese constellations
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