According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Major is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大犬座 (dà quǎn zuò), meaning "the giant dog constellation".
Stars Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameProper NameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井JǐngWell軍市JūnshìMarket for Soldiersβ CMa AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日 Mirzam軍市一 Jūnshìyī1st starν3 CMa軍市二 Jūnshìèr2nd star15 CMa軍市三 Jūnshìsān3rd starπ CMaAtlas Comparing Chinese and Western Star Maps and Catalogues (Yi Shitong, 1981) and Star Charts in Ancient China (Chen Meidong, 1996) identify 4th star with 17 CMa軍市四 Jūnshìsì4th starο1 CMa軍市五 Jūnshìwu5th starξ1 CMa軍市六 Jūnshìliù6th starν1 CMa軍市增一 Jūnshìzēngyī1st additional starξ2 CMa軍市增二 Jūnshìzēngèr2nd additional star12 CMa軍市增三 Jūnshìzēngsān3rd additional starο2 CMa軍市增五 Jūnshìzēngwǔ5th additional star野雞YějīWild Cockerelν2 CMa野雞Yějī(One star of)孫this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsSūnGrandsonζ CMaFurud孫增一Sūnzēngyī1st additional starλ CMa孫增二Sūnzēngèr2nd additional star天狼TiānlángCelestial Wolfα CMa Sirius天狼Tiānláng(One star of)狼星LángxīngWolf star天狼星TiānlángxīngStar of Celestial Wolf賊星ZéixīngThief star, the meteor11 CMa天狼增一Tiānlángzēngyī1st additional starθ CMa天狼增二Tiānlángzēngèr2nd additional starμ CMa天狼增三Tiānlángzēngsān3rd additional starγ CMaMuliphein天狼增四Tiānlángzēngsì4th additional starι CMa天狼增五Tiānlángzēngwǔ5th additional star弧矢HúshǐBow and Arrowδ CMa Wezen弧矢一Húshǐyī1st star矢中星ShǐzhōngxīngArrow in the center of the star矢星ShǐxīngStar of the arrow天园东北星TiānyuándōngběixīngStar in the northeast of Celestial Orchard constellationη CMa Aludra弧矢二Húshǐèr2nd star矢后星ShǐhòuxīngArrow in front of the starε CMa Adhara (for component A)弧矢七Húshǐqī7th star弧矢西第二星HúshǐxīdìèrxīngSecond western starκ CMa弧矢八 Húshǐbā8th star10 CMa弧矢增一Húshǐzēngyī1st additional starσ CMaNganurganity弧矢增二Húshǐzēngèr2nd additional starω CMa弧矢增三Húshǐzēngsān3rd additional star27 CMa弧矢增四Húshǐzēngsì4th additional star26 CMa弧矢增五Húshǐzēngwǔ5th additional starτ CMa弧矢增六Húshǐzēngliù6th additional starUW CMa弧矢增七Húshǐzēngqī7th additional starFV CMa弧矢增二十五Húshǐzēngèrshíwǔ25th additional starLZ CMa弧矢增二十六Húshǐzēngèrshíliù26th additional star
See also Chinese astronomy Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Canis Major – 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