title: Scorpius in Chinese astronomy
text: # Scorpius in Chinese astronomy
  
  The name of the IAU constellation Scorpius in modern Chinese is 天蝎座 (tiān xiē zuò).
  
  In terms of traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation is located within the eastern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and includes the asterisms "Heart", "Room" and "Tail".
  
  ## Stars
  
  The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Scorpius area consists of:
  
  | Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | π Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | π Sco | 房宿一 | Fángsuyī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | π Sco | 房宿距星 | Fángsujùxīng | Separated star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | π Sco | 房宿南第二星 | Fángsunándìèrxīng | 2nd southern star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | π Sco | 左骖 | Zuǒcān | Left-side horse of three horses |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | ρ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | ρ Sco | 房宿二 | Fángsuèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | ρ Sco | 左服 | Zuǒfú | Left-side clothes |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | δ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | δ Sco | 房宿三 | Fángsusān | 3rd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | δ Sco | 房宿北第二星 | Fángsuběidìèrxīng | 2nd northern star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | δ Sco | 右服 | Yòufú | Right-side clothes |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | $β^1$ Sco and $β^2$ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | $β^1$ Sco and $β^2$ Sco | 房宿四 | Fángsusì | 4th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | $β^1$ Sco and $β^2$ Sco | 房宿北第一星 | Fángsuběidìyīxīng | 1st northern star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | $β^1$ Sco and $β^2$ Sco | 房星 | Fángxīng | Star of room |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | $β^1$ Sco and $β^2$ Sco | 右骖 | Yòucān | Right-side horse of three horses |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | 1 Sco | 房宿增四 | Fángsuzēngsì | 4th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | 2 Sco | 房宿增五 | Fángsuzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 房 | Fáng | Room | 4 Sco | 房宿增六 | Fángsuzēngliù | 6th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鉤鈐 | Gōuqián | Lock |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鉤鈐 | Gōuqián | Lock | $ω^1$ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鉤鈐 | Gōuqián | Lock | $ω^1$ Sco | 鉤鈐一 | Gōuqiányī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鉤鈐 | Gōuqián | Lock | $ω^1$ Sco | 鉤鈐西星 | Gōuqiánxīxīng | Western star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鉤鈐 | Gōuqián | Lock | $ω^2$ Sco | 鉤鈐二 | Gōuqiánèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | Door Bolt |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | Door Bolt | ν Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | Door Bolt | ν Sco | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | (One star of) |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | Door Bolt | ν Sco | 天鍵 | Tiānjiàn | Celestial door bolt |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 鍵閉 | Jiànbì | Door Bolt | ν Sco | 天心 | Tiānxīn | Celestial heart |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 罰 | Fá | Punishment |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 罰 | Fá | Punishment | 18 Sco | 罰一 | Fáyī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 罰 | Fá | Punishment | 11 Sco | 罰二 | Fáèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 罰 | Fá | Punishment | 16 Sco | 罰增一 | Fázēngyī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 罰 | Fá | Punishment | ψ Sco | 罰增二 | Fázēngèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 西咸 | Xīxián | Western Door | ξ Sco | 西咸一 | Xīxiányī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | σ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | σ Sco | 心宿一 | Xīnsuyī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | σ Sco | 心宿距星 | Xīnsujùxīng | Separated star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | σ Sco | 心宿太子 | Xīnsutàizǐ | Big in "heart" |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | σ Sco | 心前星 | Xīnqiánxīng | Front star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 心宿二 | Xīnsuèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 心宿中星 | Xīnsuzhōngxīng | Central star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 心星 | Xīnxīng | Star of heart |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 心大星 | Xīndàxīng | Big star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 大火 | Dàhuǒ | Great flame |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 火 | Huǒ | The flame |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 辰 | Chén | 5th earthly branch |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 商星 | Shāngxīng | Commerce star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 天王 | Tiānwáng | Celestial king |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 辰龙 | Chénlóng | Dragon of 5th earthly branch |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 青龙星 | Qīnglóngxīng | Star of azure dragon |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 龙星 | Lóngxīng | Star of dragon |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 农星 | Nóngxīng | Star for agriculture |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | α Sco | 閼伯之星 | Ebózhīxīng | |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | τ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | τ Sco | 心宿三 | Xīnsusān | 3rd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | τ Sco | 心宿庶子 | Xīnsushùzǐ | Numerous in "heart" |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | τ Sco | 心後星 | Xīnhòuxīng | Hind star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | τ Sco | 心宿后星 | Xīnsuhòuxīng | "Queen" star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 12 Sco | 心宿增一 | Xīnsuzēngyī | 1st additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 13 Sco | 心宿增二 | Xīnsuzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | ο Sco | 心宿增三 | Xīnsuzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 22 Sco | 心宿增五 | Xīnsuzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 25 Sco | 心宿增八 | Xīnsuzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $μ^1$ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $μ^1$ Sco | 尾宿一 | Wěisuyī | 1st star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $μ^1$ Sco | 尾宿距星 | Wěisujùxīng | Separated star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $μ^1$ Sco | 尾宿西第二星 | Wěisuxīdìèrxīng | 2nd western star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | ε Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | ε Sco | 尾宿二 | Wěisuèr | 2nd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | ε Sco | 尾宿西第一星 | Wěisuxīdìyīxīng | 1st western star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | ε Sco | 酒旗 | Jiǔqí | Banner of a wine shop |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $ζ^1$ Sco and $ζ^2$ Sco | 尾宿三 | Wěisusān | 3rd star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | η Sco | 尾宿四 | Wěisusì | 4th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | θ Sco | 尾宿五 | Wěisuwǔ | 5th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $ι^1$ Sco and $ι^2$ Sco | 尾宿六 | Wěisuliù | 6th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | κ Sco |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | κ Sco | 尾宿七 | Wěisuqī | 7th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | κ Sco | 三师 | Sānshī | Three masters |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | λ Sco | 尾宿八 | Wěisubā | 8th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | υ Sco | 尾宿九 | Wěisujiǔ | 9th star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 27 Sco | 尾宿增一 | Wěisuzēngyī | 1st additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | $μ^2$ Sco | 尾宿增二 | Wěisuzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | Q Sco | 尾宿增三 | Wěisuzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | HD 162391 | 尾宿增四 | Wěisuzēngsì | 4th additional star |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 神宮 | Shéngōng | Changing Room | NGC 6231 | 神宮 | Shéngōng | (One star of) |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 傅說 | Fùyuè | Fuyue | G Sco | 傅說 | Fuyue | (One star of) |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 魚 | Yú | Fish |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 魚 | Yú | Fish | M7 |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 魚 | Yú | Fish | M7 | 魚 | Yú | (One star of) |
  | Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 魚 | Yú | Fish | M7 | 魚星 | Yúxīng | Star of fish |
  