Taurus in Chinese astronomy


According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Taurus is located within the western quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 金牛座, meaning "the golden bull constellation".

Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Taurus area consists of:
Four SymbolsMansion RomanizationTranslationAsterisms RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff5 Tau天廩一Tiānlǐnyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff4 Tau天廩二Tiānlǐnèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuffξ Tau天廩三Tiānlǐnsān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuffο Tau天廩四Tiānlǐnsì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff6 Tau天廩增一Tiānlǐnzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff29 Tau天廩增二Tiānlǐnzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天囷TiānjūnCircular Celestial Granary----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天囷TiānjūnCircular Celestial Granary12 Tau天囷增十二Tiānqūnzēngshíèr12th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天囷TiānjūnCircular Celestial Granary10 Tau天囷增十五Tiānqūnzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)胃WèiStomach天囷TiānjūnCircular Celestial GranaryV711 Tau天囷增二十一Tiānqūnzēngèrshíyī21st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head17 Tau昴宿一Mǎosùyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head19 Tau昴宿二Mǎosùèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head21 Tau昴宿三Mǎosùsān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head20 Tau昴宿四Mǎosùsì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head23 Tau昴宿五Mǎosùwǔ5th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Headη Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Headη Tau昴宿六Mǎosùliù6th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Headη Tau昴宿西第五星Mǎosùxīdìwǔxīng5th big star in the west
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head27 Tau昴宿七Mǎosùqī7th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head11 Tau昴宿增一Mǎosùzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head7 Tau昴宿增二Mǎosùzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head9 Tau昴宿增三Mǎosùzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head32 Tau昴宿增五Mǎosùzēngwǔ5th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head18 Tau昴宿增八Mǎosùzēngbā8th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head16 Tau昴宿增九Mǎosùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head24 Tau昴宿增十Mǎosùzēngshí10th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head26 Tau昴宿增十一Mǎosùzēngshíyī11th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head28 Tau昴宿增十二Mǎosùzēngshíèr12th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy HeadHD 23923昴宿增十三Mǎosùzēngshísān13th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head月YuèMoon----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head月YuèMoon37 Tau月Yuè
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head月YuèMoon39 Tau月增一Yuèzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head天陰TiānyīnYin Force----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head天陰TiānyīnYin Force13 Tau天陰增三Tiānyīnzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head天陰TiānyīnYin Force14 Tau天陰增四Tiānyīnzēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head礪石LìshíWhetstone----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head礪石LìshíWhetstoneψ Tau礪石一Lìshíyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head礪石LìshíWhetstone44 Tau礪石二Lìshíèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head礪石LìshíWhetstoneχ Tau礪石三Lìshísān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)昴MǎoHairy Head礪石LìshíWhetstoneφ Tau礪石四Lìshísì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetε Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetε Tau畢宿一Bìsùyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetε Tau畢宿距星BìsùjùxīngSeparated star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetε Tau畢宿右股第一星Bìsùyòugǔdìyīxīng1st star in the right
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetδ3 Tau畢宿二Bìsùèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetδ1 Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetδ1 Tau畢宿三Bìsùsān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetδ1 Tau畢宿右股第三星BìsùjùxīngSeparated star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetδ1 Tau畢宿右股第一星Bìsùyòugǔdìsānxīng3rd star in the right
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetγ Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetγ Tau畢宿四Bìsùsì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetγ Tau畢宿中央星BìsùzhōngyāngxīngCenter star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetα Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetα Tau畢宿五Bìsùwǔ5th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetα Tau边将BianjiàngGeneral in the edge
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetα Tau畢宿左股第一星Bìsùzuǒgǔdìyīxīng1st star in the left
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetα Tau畢宿大星BìsùdàxīngGreat star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetθ2 Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetθ2 Tau畢宿六Bìsùliù6th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetθ2 Tau畢宿左股第二星Bìsùzuǒgǔdìèrxīng2nd star in the left
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet71 Tau畢宿七Bìsùqī7th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetλ Tau畢宿八Bìsùbā8th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet30 Tau畢宿增一Bìsùzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet31 Tau畢宿增二Bìsùzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetν Tau畢宿增三Bìsùzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet40 Tau畢宿增四Bìsùzēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet45 Tau畢宿增五Bìsùzēngwǔ5th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet46 Tau畢宿增六Bìsùzēngliù6th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetμ Tau畢宿增七Bìsùzēngqī7th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet47 Tau畢宿增八Bìsùzēngbā8th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet48 Tau畢宿增九Bìsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet58 Tau畢宿增十Bìsùzēngshí10th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet63 Tau畢宿增十一Bìsùzēngshíyī11th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet64 Tau畢宿增十二Bìsùzēngshíèr12th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetθ1 Tau毕宿增十三Bìsùzēngshísān13th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetHD 28527毕宿增十五Bìsùzēngshíwǔ15th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNetHD 28568毕宿增十六Bìsùzēngshíliù16th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet畢BìNet85 Tau毕宿增十七Bìsùzēngshíqī17th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet附耳FùěrWhisper----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet附耳FùěrWhisperσ2 Tau附耳Fùěr
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet附耳FùěrWhisperσ1 Tau附耳增一Fùěrzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet附耳FùěrWhisper89 Tau附耳增二Fùěrzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Street----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Streetκ1 Tau天街一Tiānjiēyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Streetω Tau天街二Tiānjiēèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Street43 Tau天街增一Tiānjiēzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Streetκ2 Tau天街增二Tiānjiēzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Streetυ Tau天街增三Tiānjiēzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天街TiānjiēCelestial Street72 Tau天街增四Tiānjiēzēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tallyπ Tau天節一Tiānjiéyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tallyρ Tau天節二Tiānjiéèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally57 Tau天節三Tiānjiésān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally79 Tau天節四Tiānjiésì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally90 Tau天節五Tiānjiéwǔ5th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally93 Tau天節六Tiānjiéliù6th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally88 Tau天節七Tiānjiéqī7th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天節TiānjiéCelestial Tally66 Tau天節八Tiānjiébā8th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings136 Tau諸王一Zhūwángyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings125 Tau諸王二Zhūwángèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings118 Tau諸王三Zhūwángsān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings103 Tau諸王四Zhūwángsì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings99 Tau諸王五Zhūwángwǔ5th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kingsτ Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kingsτ Tau諸王六Zhūwángliù6th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kingsτ Tau華蓋中央大星HuágàizhōngyāngdàxīngBig star in the center of Canopy of the Emperor
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings95 Tau諸王增一Zhūwángzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings98 Tau諸王增二Zhūwángzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings121 Tau諸王增三Zhūwángzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings132 Tau諸王增四Zhūwángzēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terraceι Tau天高一Tiāngāoyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace97 Tau天高二Tiāngāoèr2nd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace107 Tau天高三Tiāngāosān3rd star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace109 Tau天高四Tiāngāosì4th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace104 Tau天高增一Tiāngāozēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace106 Tau天高增二Tiāngāozēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace105 Tau天高增三Tiāngāozēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terrace114 Tau天高增四Tiāngāozēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet五車WǔchēFive Chariots----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet五車WǔchēFive Chariotsβ Tau---
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet五車WǔchēFive Chariotsβ Tau五車五Wǔchēwǔ5th star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet五車WǔchēFive Chariotsβ Tau五帝车五WǔdìchēwǔFifth king chariot
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet五車WǔchēFive Chariotsβ Tau五車东南星WǔjūchēdōngnánxīngFifth separated star in southeast
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gateζ Tau天關Tiānguān
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate113 Tau天關增一Tiānguānzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate126 Tau天關增二Tiānguānzēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate128 Tau天關增三Tiānguānzēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate129 Tau天關增四Tiānguānzēngsì4th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate130 Tau天關增五Tiānguānzēngwǔ5th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet天關TiānguānCelestial Gate127 Tau天關增六Tiānguānzēngliù6th additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet參旗SānqíBanner of Three Stars----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet參旗SānqíBanner of Three Stars96 Tau參旗增一Sānqízēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet參旗SānqíBanner of Three StarsHD 31539參旗增二Sānqízēngèr2nd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet參旗SānqíBanner of Three Stars101 Tau參旗增三Sānqízēngsān3rd additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet九斿JiǔliúImperial Military Flag----
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet九斿JiǔliúImperial Military Flag49 Eri九斿一Jiǔliúyī1st star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)畢BìNet九斿JiǔliúImperial Military FlagHD 28375九斿增一Jiǔliúzēngyī1st additional star
White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)觜ZīTurtle Beak司怪SīguàiDeity in Charge of Monsters139 Tau司怪一Sīguàiyī1st star
Vermilion Bird of the South 井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official----
Vermilion Bird of the South 井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official133 Tau水府增一Shuǐfǔzēngyī1st additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South 井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official131 Tau水府增二Shuǐfǔzēngèr2nd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South 井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official135 Tau水府增三Shuǐfǔzēngsān3rd additional star
Vermilion Bird of the South 井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official137 Tau水府增四Shuǐfǔzēngsì4th additional star