Cancer in Chinese astronomy


According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨蟹座, meaning "the giant crab constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cancer area consists of:
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level8 Cnc水位三Shuǐwèisān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Levelζ1 Cnc水位四Shuǐwèisì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Levelμ2 Cnc水位增六Shuǐwèizēngliù6th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level3 Cnc水位增七Shuǐwèizēngqī7th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level5 Cnc水位增八Shuǐwèizēngbā8th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level1 Cnc水位增九Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		井JǐngWell水位ShuǐwèiWater Level12 Cnc水位增十一Shuǐwèizēngshíyī11th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc鬼宿一Guǐsùyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc鬼宿距星GuǐsùjùxīngSeparated star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc鬼宿西南星GuǐsùxīnánxīngSouthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostθ Cnc屏南星BǐngnánxīngStar of folding screen in the south
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostη Cnc---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostη Cnc鬼宿二Guǐsùèr2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostη Cnc鬼宿西北星GuǐsùxīběixīngNorthwestern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostγ Cnc---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostγ Cnc鬼宿三Guǐsùsān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostγ Cnc鬼宿东北星GuǐsùdōngběixīngNortheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostγ Cnc军井西南星JūnjǐngxīnánxīngStar in the southwest of Military Well constellation
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostδ Cnc---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostδ Cnc鬼宿四Guǐsùsì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostδ Cnc鬼宿东南星GuǐsùdōngnánxīngSoutheastern star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost35 Cnc鬼宿增一Guǐsùzēngyī1st additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost20 Cnc鬼宿增二Guǐsùzēngèr2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost25 Cnc鬼宿增三Guǐsùzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost29 Cnc鬼宿增四Guǐsùzēngsì4th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost27 Cnc鬼宿增五Guǐsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost45 Cnc鬼宿增六Guǐsùzēngliù6th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost50 Cnc鬼宿增七Guǐsùzēngqī7th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost54 Cnc鬼宿增八Guǐsùzēngbā8th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost52 Cnc鬼宿增九Guǐsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostο1 Cnc鬼宿增十Guǐsùzēngshí10th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhostο2 Cnc鬼宿增十一Guǐsùzēngshíyī11th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost68 Cnc鬼宿增十二Guǐsùzēngshíèr12th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost71 Cnc鬼宿增十三Guǐsùzēngshísān13th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost78 Cnc鬼宿增十四Guǐsùzēngshísì14th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost83 Cnc鬼宿增十五Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost82 Cnc鬼宿增十六Guǐsùzēngshíliù16th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost鬼GuǐGhost25 Cnc鬼宿增十九Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ19th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative Corpses----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative CorpsesM44---
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative CorpsesM44積尸Jīshī
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative CorpsesM44积尸气JīshīqìCloud of Cumulative Corpses
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative CorpsesM44天尸TiānshīCelestial corpses
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative Corpses39 Cnc積尸增一Jīshīzēngyī1st additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative Corpses42 Cnc積尸增二Jīshīzēngèr2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost積尸JīshīCumulative Corpsesε Cnc積尸增三Jīshīzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireψ Cnc爟一Guànyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireλ Cnc爟二Guànèr2nd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireφ1 Cnc爟三Guànsān3rd star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire15 Cnc爟四Guànsì4th star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire4 Cnc爟增一Guànzēngyī1st additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireω Cnc爟增二Guànzēngèr2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire11 Cnc爟增三Guànzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire13 Cnc爟增五Guànzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireχ Cnc爟增六Guànzēngliù6th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireφ2 Cnc爟增八Guànzēngbā8th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire24 Cnc爟增九Guànzēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fire28 Cnc爟增十Guànzēngshí10th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		鬼GuǐGhost爟GuànBeacon Fireυ1 Cnc爟增十一Guànzēngshíyī11th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillowκ Cnc柳宿增二Liǔsùzēngèr2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillowα Cnc柳宿增三Liǔsùzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow60 Cnc柳宿增四Liǔsùzēngsì4th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow49 Cnc柳宿增五Liǔsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow37 Cnc柳宿增六Liǔsùzēngliù6th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow36 Cnc柳宿增七Liǔsùzēngqī7th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow34 Cnc柳宿增八Liǔsùzēngbā8th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillow21 Cnc柳宿增九Liǔsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillowβ Cnc柳宿增十Liǔsùzēngshí10th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		柳LiǔWillow柳LiǔWillowHD 69478鬼宿增十一Liǔsùzēngshíyī11th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán66 Cnc軒轅增四Xuānyuánzēngsì4th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánσ3 Cnc軒轅增五Xuānyuánzēngwǔ5th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánσ2 Cnc軒轅增六Xuānyuánzēngliù6th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánσ1 Cnc軒轅增七Xuānyuánzēngqī7th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánHD 73508軒轅增九Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ9th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánHD 73427軒轅增十Xuānyuánzēngshí10th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán46 Cnc軒轅增十一Xuānyuánzēngshíyī11th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán57 Cnc軒轅增十二Xuānyuánzēngshíèr12th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán61 Cnc軒轅增十三Xuānyuánzēngshísān13th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánτ Cnc軒轅增十四Xuānyuánzēngshísì14th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán75 Cnc軒轅增十五Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán70 Cnc軒轅增十六Xuānyuánzēngshíliù16th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán67 Cnc軒轅增十七Xuānyuánzēngshíqī17th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánρ2 Cnc軒轅增十八Xuānyuánzēngbā18th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánρ1 Cnc軒轅增十九Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ19th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán53 Cnc軒轅增二十一Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī21st additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánι Cnc B軒轅增二十二Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī22nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánν Cnc軒轅增二十三Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān23rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuánξ Cnc軒轅增二十四Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì24th additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)		星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán79 Cnc軒轅增五十八Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā58th additional star
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
-星XīngStar軒轅XuānyuánXuānyuán----
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