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) (Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 金牛座 (jīn niú zuò), meaning "the golden bull constellation".
Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Taurus 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)胃WèiStomach天廩TiānlǐnCelestial Foodstuff5 TauIan Ridpath's Startales - Taurus the Bull天廩一Tiānlǐnyī1st star4 Tau天廩二Tiānlǐnèr2nd starξ Tau AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 22 日 天廩三Tiānlǐnsān3rd starο Tau天廩四Tiānlǐnsì4th star6 Tau天廩增一Tiānlǐnzēngyī1st additional star29 Tau天廩增二Tiānlǐnzēngèr2nd additional star天囷this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsTiānjūnCircular Celestial Granary12 Tau天囷增十二Tiānqūnzēngshíèr12th additional star10 Tau天囷增十五Tiānqūnzēngshíwǔ15th additional starV711 Tau天囷增二十一Tiānqūnzēngèrshíyī21st additional star昴MǎoHairy Head昴MǎoHairy Head17 TauElectra昴宿一Mǎosùyī1st star19 TauTaygeta (for component Aa)昴宿二Mǎosùèr2nd star21 TauAsterope昴宿三Mǎosùsān3rd star20 TauMaia昴宿四Mǎosùsì4th star23 TauMerope昴宿五Mǎosùwǔ5th starη TauAlcyone昴宿六Mǎosùliù6th star昴宿西第五星Mǎosùxīdìwǔxīng5th big star in the west27 TauAtlas昴宿七Mǎosùqī7th star11 Tau昴宿增一Mǎosùzēngyī1st additional star7 Tau昴宿增二Mǎosùzēngèr2nd additional star9 Tau昴宿增三Mǎosùzēngsān3rd additional star32 Tau昴宿增五Mǎosùzēngwǔ5th additional star18 Tau昴宿增八Mǎosùzēngbā8th additional star16 TauCelaeno昴宿增九Mǎosùzēngjiǔ9th additional star24 Tau昴宿增十Mǎosùzēngshí10th additional star26 Tau昴宿增十一Mǎosùzēngshíyī11th additional star28 TauPleione昴宿增十二Mǎosùzēngshíèr12th additional starHD 23923昴宿增十三Mǎosùzēngshísān13th additional star月YuèMoon37 Tau月Yuè(One star of)39 Tau月增一Yuèzēngyī1st additional star天陰The prime stars of Yin Force in Taurus are unknownTiānyīnYin Force13 Tau天陰增三Tiānyīnzēngsān3rd additional star14 Tau天陰增四Tiānyīnzēngsì4th additional star礪石LìshíWhetstoneψ Tau礪石一Lìshíyī1st star44 Tau礪石二Lìshíèr2nd starχ Tau礪石三Lìshísān3rd starφ Tau礪石四Lìshísì4th star畢BìNet畢BìNetε Tau AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 23 日 Ain畢宿一Bìsùyī1st star畢宿距星BìsùjùxīngSeparated star畢宿右股第一星Bìsùyòugǔdìyīxīng1st star in the rightδ3 Tau畢宿二Bìsùèr2nd starδ1 TauSecunda Hyadum (for component Aa)畢宿三Bìsùsān3rd star畢宿右股第三星BìsùjùxīngSeparated star畢宿右股第一星Bìsùyòugǔdìsānxīng3rd star in the rightγ TauPrima Hyadum (for component A)畢宿四Bìsùsì4th star畢宿中央星BìsùzhōngyāngxīngCenter starα TauAldebaran畢宿五Bìsùwǔ5th star边将BianjiàngGeneral in the edge畢宿左股第一星Bìsùzuǒgǔdìyīxīng1st star in the left畢宿大星BìsùdàxīngGreat starθ2 TauChakumuy (for component Aa)畢宿六Bìsùliù6th star畢宿左股第二星Bìsùzuǒgǔdìèrxīng2nd star in the left71 Tau畢宿七Bìsùqī7th starλ TauBibing畢宿八Bìsùbā8th star30 Tau畢宿增一Bìsùzēngyī1st additional star31 Tau畢宿增二Bìsùzēngèr2nd additional starν Tau畢宿增三Bìsùzēngsān3rd additional star40 Tau畢宿增四Bìsùzēngsì4th additional star45 Tau畢宿增五Bìsùzēngwǔ5th additional star46 Tau畢宿增六Bìsùzēngliù6th additional starμ Tau畢宿增七Bìsùzēngqī7th additional star47 Tau畢宿增八Bìsùzēngbā8th additional star48 Tau畢宿增九Bìsùzēngjiǔ9th additional star58 Tau畢宿增十Bìsùzēngshí10th additional star63 Tau畢宿增十一Bìsùzēngshíyī11th additional star64 Tau畢宿增十二Bìsùzēngshíèr12th additional starθ1 Tau毕宿增十三Bìsùzēngshísān13th additional starHD 28527毕宿增十五Bìsùzēngshíwǔ15th additional starHD 28568毕宿增十六Bìsùzēngshíliù16th additional star85 Tau毕宿增十七Bìsùzēngshíqī17th additional star附耳FùěrWhisperσ2 Tau附耳Fùěr(One star of)σ1 Tau附耳增一Fùěrzēngyī1st additional star89 Tau附耳增二Fùěrzēngèr2nd additional star天街TiānjiēCelestial Streetκ1 Tau天街一Tiānjiēyī1st starω Tau天街二Tiānjiēèr2nd star43 Tau天街增一Tiānjiēzēngyī1st additional starκ2 Tau天街增二Tiānjiēzēngèr2nd additional starυ Tau天街增三Tiānjiēzēngsān3rd additional star72 Tau天街增四Tiānjiēzēngsì4th additional star天節TiānjiéCelestial Tallyπ Tau AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 13 日 天節一Tiānjiéyī1st starρ Tau天節二Tiānjiéèr2nd star57 Tau天節三Tiānjiésān3rd star79 Tau天節四Tiānjiésì4th star90 Tau天節五Tiānjiéwǔ5th star93 Tau天節六Tiānjiéliù6th star88 Tau天節七Tiānjiéqī7th star66 Tau天節八Tiānjiébā8th star諸王ZhūwángFeudal Kings136 Tau諸王一Zhūwángyī1st star125 Tau諸王二Zhūwángèr2nd star118 Tau諸王三Zhūwángsān3rd star103 Tau諸王四Zhūwángsì4th star99 Tau諸王五Zhūwángwǔ5th starτ TauGaja諸王六Zhūwángliù6th star華蓋中央大星HuágàizhōngyāngdàxīngBig star in the center of Canopy of the Emperor95 Tau諸王增一Zhūwángzēngyī1st additional star98 Tau諸王增二Zhūwángzēngèr2nd additional star121 Tau諸王增三Zhūwángzēngsān3rd additional star132 Tau諸王增四Zhūwángzēngsì4th additional star天高TiāngāoCelestial High Terraceι Tau天高一Tiāngāoyī1st star97 TauLembu天高二Tiāngāoèr2nd star107 Tau 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System 天高三Tiāngāosān3rd star109 Tau天高四Tiāngāosì4th star104 Tau天高增一Tiāngāozēngyī1st additional star106 Tau天高增二Tiāngāozēngèr2nd additional star105 Tau天高增三Tiāngāozēngsān3rd additional star114 Tau天高增四Tiāngāozēngsì4th additional star五車WǔchēFive Chariotsβ Tau AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 24 日 Elnath五車五Wǔchēwǔ5th star五帝车五WǔdìchēwǔFifth king chariot五車东南星WǔjūchēdōngnánxīngFifth separated star in southeast天關TiānguānCelestial Gateζ TauTianguan天關Tiānguān(One star of)113 Tau天關增一Tiānguānzēngyī1st additional star126 Tau天關增二Tiānguānzēngèr2nd additional star128 Tau天關增三Tiānguānzēngsān3rd additional star129 Tau天關增四Tiānguānzēngsì4th additional star130 Tau天關增五Tiānguānzēngwǔ5th additional star127 Tau天關增六Tiānguānzēngliù6th additional star參旗this is not original mansion for this constellation and listing is only for additional starsSānqíBanner of Three Stars96 Tau參旗增一Sānqízēngyī1st additional starHD 31539參旗增二Sānqízēngèr2nd additional star101 Tau參旗增三Sānqízēngsān3rd additional star九斿JiǔliúImperial Military Flag49 Erithe star is actually located in the constellation of Taurus near the border of Eridanus and Orion九斿一Jiǔliúyī1st starHD 28375九斿增一Jiǔliúzēngyī1st additional star觜ZīTurtle Beak司怪SīguàiDeity in Charge of Monsters139 Tau司怪一Sīguàiyī1st star Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)井JǐngWell水府ShuǐfǔIrrigation Official133 Tau水府增一Shuǐfǔzēngyī1st additional star131 Tau水府增二Shuǐfǔzēngèr2nd additional star135 Tau水府增三Shuǐfǔzēngsān3rd additional star137 Tau水府增四Shuǐfǔzēngsì4th additional star
See also Traditional Chinese star names Chinese constellations
References
External links Taurus – Chinese associations 香港太空館研究資源 中國星區、星官及星名英譯表 天象文學 台灣自然科學博物館天文教育資訊網 中國古天文 中國古代的星象系統