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