According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Aquarius is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 寶瓶座 (bǎo píng zuò), meaning "the precious pitcher constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Aquarius area consists of: Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武)女NǚGirl女NǚGirl ε Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 14 日 Albali女宿一 Nǚsùyī 1st star女宿距星 NǚsùjùxīngSeparated star女宿西南星 NǚsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern starμ Aqr 女宿二Nǚsùèr 2nd star4 AqrIan Ridpath's Startales - Aquarius the Water Carrier 女宿三Nǚsùsān 3rd star3 Aqr 女宿四Nǚsùsì 4th star5 Aqr 女宿增一Nǚsùzēngyī 1st additional star11 Aqr 女宿增二Nǚsùzēngèr 2nd additional star10 Aqr 女宿增三Nǚsùzēngsān 3rd additional star12 Aqr 女宿增四Nǚsùzēngsì 4th additional star7 Aqr 女宿增五Nǚsùzēngwǔ 5th additional star離珠LízhūPearls on Ladies' Wear1 AqrIan Ridpath's Startales - Aquila the Eagle離珠三Lízhūsān3rd star虛XūEmptiness虛XūEmptiness β Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 15 日 Sadalsuud虚宿一Xūsùyī 1st star虚宿距星 XūsùjùxīngSeparated star虚宿南星 XūsùnánxīngSouthern star15 Aqr 虚宿增五Xūsùzēngwǔ5th additional star16 Aqr 虚宿增六Xūsùzēngliù6th additional star21 Aqr 虚宿增七Xūsùzēngqī7th additional star20 Aqr 虚宿增八Xūsùzēngbā8th additional star司命SīmìngDeified Judge of Life24 Aqr 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System 司命一Sīmìngyī1st star26 Aqr 司命二Sīmìngèr2nd star司祿SīlùDeified Judge of Rank25 Aqr司祿二Sīlùèr2nd star哭KūCrying38 Aqr 哭二Kūèr2nd star37 Aqr 哭增四Kūzēngsì4th addition star泣QìWeepingρ Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 5 日泣一Qìyī1st starθ Aqr Ancha 泣二Qìèr2nd star30 Aqr泣增一Qìzēngyī1st additional star36 Aqr泣增二Qìzēngèr2nd additional star天壘城TiānlěichéngCelestial Rampartsξ Aqr Bunda (for component A) 天壘城一Tiānlěichéngyī1st star18 Aqr 天壘城六Tiānlěichéngliù6th star9 Aqr 天壘城八Tiānlěichéngbā8th star8 Aqr 天壘城九Tiānlěichéngjiǔ9th starν Aqr 天壘城十Tiānlěichéngshí 10th star14 Aqr 天壘城十一Tiānlěichéngshíyī 11th star17 Aqr 天壘城十二Tiānlěichéngshíèr 12th star19 Aqr 天壘城十三Tiānlěichéngshísān 13th star危WēiRooftop危WēiRooftop α Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 16 日 Sadalmelik危宿一Wēisùyī 1st star危宿距星 WēisùjùxīngSeparated star危宿南星 WēisùnánxīngSouthern star28 Aqr危宿增四 Wēisùzēngsì4th additional star墳墓FénmùTombζ1 Aqr and ζ2 Aqr墳墓一Fénmùyī1st starγ Aqr Sadachbia (for component Aa) 墳墓二 Fénmùèr2nd starη AqrFenmu墳墓三Fénmùsān3rd starπ Aqr墳墓四Fénmùsì 4th star60 Aqr墳墓增四Fénmùzēngsì 4th additional star蓋屋GàiwūRoofingο Aqr蓋屋一Gàiwūyī 1st star32 Aqr蓋屋二 Gàiwūèr 2nd star虛梁XūliángTemple44 Aqr虛梁一 Xūliángyī 1st star51 Aqr虛梁二 Xūliángèr 2nd star κ Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 6 日 Situla (for component A)虛梁三Xūliángsān 3rd star三公Sāngōng Three leadersHD 216953虛梁四 Xūliángsì 4th star室ShìEncampment壘壁陣LěibìzhènLine of Rampartsι Aqr AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日壘壁陣五Lěibìzhènwu5th starσ Aqr壘壁陣六Lěibìzhènliù 6th starλ Aqr Shatabisha 壘壁陣七 Lěibìzhènqī7th starφ Aqr壘壁陣九Lěibìzhènbā8th star54 Aqr壘壁陣增一Lěibìzhènzēngyī 1st additional star67 Aqr壘壁陣增二 Lěibìzhènzēngèr2nd additional star78 Aqr壘壁陣增三Lěibìzhènzēngsān3rd additional star羽林軍YǔlínjūnPalace Guard29 Aqr羽林軍一Yǔlínjūnyī1st star35 Aqr羽林軍二Yǔlínjūnèr2nd star41 Aqr 羽林軍三Yǔlínjūnsān3rd star47 Aqr 羽林軍四Yǔlínjūnsì4th star49 Aqr 羽林軍五Yǔlínjūnwu5th starυ Aqr 羽林軍十一Yǔlínjūnshíyī11th star68 Aqr 羽林軍十二Yǔlínjūnshíèr12th star66 Aqr 羽林軍十三Yǔlínjūnshísān13th star61 Aqr 羽林軍十四Yǔlínjūnshísì14th star53 Aqr 羽林軍十五Yǔlínjūnshíwu15th star56 Aqr 羽林軍十六Yǔlínjūnshíliù16th star50 Aqr 羽林軍十七Yǔlínjūnshíqī17th star45 Aqr 羽林軍十八Yǔlínjūnshíbā18th star58 Aqr 羽林軍十九Yǔlínjūnshíjiǔ19th star64 Aqr 羽林軍二十Yǔlínjūnèrshí20th star65 Aqr 羽林軍二十一Yǔlínjūnèrshíyī21st star70 Aqr 羽林軍二十二Yǔlínjūnèrshíèr22nd star74 Aqr 羽林軍二十三Yǔlínjūnèrshísān23rd starτ2 AqrLintangkumba羽林軍二十四Yǔlínjūnèrshísì24th starτ1 Aqr羽林軍二十五Yǔlínjūnèrshíwu25th starδ Aqr Skat 羽林軍二十六Yǔlínjūnèrshíliù26th star77 Aqr羽林軍二十七Yǔlínjūnèrshíqī27th star88 Aqr Safina 羽林軍二十八 Yǔlínjūnèrshíbā28th star89 Aqr 羽林軍二十九Yǔlínjūnèrshíjiǔ29th star86 Aqr 羽林軍三十Yǔlínjūnsānshí30th star101 Aqr 羽林軍三十一Yǔlínjūnsānshíyī 31st star100 Aqr 羽林軍三十二Yǔlínjūnsānshíèr 32nd star99 Aqr 羽林軍三十三Yǔlínjūnsānshísān33rd star98 Aqr羽林軍三十四 Yǔlínjūnsānshísì34th star97 Aqr羽林軍三十五 Yǔlínjūnsānshíwu35th star94 Aqr 羽林軍三十六Yǔlínjūnsānshíliù36th starψ3 Aqr羽林軍三十七Yǔlínjūnsānshíqī37th starψ2 Aqr羽林軍三十八Yǔlínjūnsānshíbā38th starψ1 Aqr羽林軍三十九Yǔlínjūnsānshíjiǔ39th star87 Aqr 羽林軍四十Yǔlínjūnsìshí40th star85 Aqr 羽林軍四十一Yǔlínjūnsìshíyī41st star83 Aqr 羽林軍四十二Yǔlínjūnsìshíèr42nd starχ Aqr羽林軍四十三Yǔlínjūnsìshísān43rd starω1 Aqr羽林軍四十四Yǔlínjūnsìshísì 44th starω2 Aqr羽林軍四十五Yǔlínjūnsìshíwu 45th star鈇鉞FūyuèAxe103 Aqr 鈇鉞一Fūyuèyī1st star106 Aqr 鈇鉞二Fūyuèèr2nd star108 Aqr 鈇鉞三Fūyuèsān3rd star104 Aqr 鈇鉞增一Fūyuèzēngyī1st additional star107 Aqr 鈇鉞增二Fūyuèzēngèr2nd additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
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External links Aquarius – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統