The modern constellation Columba lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and the Vermillion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天鴿座 (tiān gē zuò), meaning "the heaven dove constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Columba area consists of : Four Symbols Mansion (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Asterisms (Chinese name) Romanization Translation Western star name Proper Name Chinese star name Romanization Translation White Tiger of the West (西方白虎)參ShēnThree Stars屎ShǐExcrementμ Col AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 15 日屎Shǐ (One star of) Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井Jǐng Well丈人ZhàngrénGrandfatherα Col AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 16 日Phact丈人一Zhàngrényī1st star丈人北星ZhàngrénběixīngNorthern starε Col丈人二Zhàngrénèr2nd star子ZǐSonλ Col子一Zǐyī1st starβ ColWazn子二Zǐèr2nd starγ Col子增一Zǐzēngyī1st additional star孫SūnGrandsonκ Col孫一Sūnyī1st starθ ColElkurud孫二Sūnèr2nd starδ Col孫增三Sūnzēngsān3rd additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
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