| 释义 |
- Asterisms
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}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 stars | Representing |
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| Root | 氐 | Libra | 4 | Root in the sky, it means Azure Dragon's chest and the front foot | | Celestial Milk | 天乳 | Serpens | 1 | Prince's mother, or the Yellow Emperor's wet nurse | | Twinkling Indicator | 招搖 | Boötes | 1 | Hand-held contradicted enemy | | Celestial Lance | 梗河 | Boötes | 3 | Spear or shield | | Mattress of the Emperor | 帝席 | Boötes | 3 | The Emperor's banquet seats | | Boats and Lake | 亢池 | Boötes/Virgo | 4 | The boat beside the pool | | Battle Chariots | 陣車 | Lupus/Hydra | 3 | The chariots | | Imperial Guards | 騎官 | Lupus/Centaurus | 10 | The imperial guard | | Chariots and Cavalry | 車騎 | Lupus | 3 | The chariots and cavalry | | Celestial Spokes | 天輻 | Libra | 2 | Officials of the vehicle management | | Chariots and Cavalry General | 騎陣將軍 | Lupus | 1 | The general who responsible for chariots and cavalry |
{{Chinese constellation}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Root (Chinese Constellation)}} 1 : Chinese constellations |