The modern constellation Cetus lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ) and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 鯨魚座 (jīng yú zuò), meaning "the whale constellation".
The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cetus area consists of:
| Four Symbols !Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization !Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) !Romanization | Translation !Western star name | Chinese star name !Romanization | Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 室 | Shì | Encampment | 八魁 | Bākuí | Net for Catching Birds |
| 6 Cet[1] | 八魁一 | Bākuíyī | 1st star | |||
| 2 Cet | 八魁二 | Bākuíèr | 2nd star | |||
| 八魁三 | Bākuísān | 3rd star | ||||
| 八魁四 | Bākuísì | 4th star | ||||
| 八魁五 | Bākuíwu | 5th star | ||||
| 八魁六 | Bākuíliù | 6th star | ||||
| 壁 | Bì | Wall | 鈇鑕 | Fūzhì | Sickle | |
| 48 Cet | 鈇鑕一 | Fūzhìyī | 1st star | |||
| υ Cet[2] | 鈇鑕四 | Fūzhìsì | 4th star | |||
| 56 Cet | 鈇鑕五 | Fūzhìwu | 5th star | |||
| 土公[3] | Tǔgōng | Official for Earthworks and Buildings | ||||
| 10 Cet | 土公增八 | Tǔgōngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||
| 11 Cet | 土公增九 | Tǔgōngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | |||
| 14 Cet | 土公增十 | Tǔgōngzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||
| 15 Cet | 土公增十一 | Tǔgōngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 奎 | Kuí | Legs | 外屏 | Wàipíng | Outer Fence |
| 26 Cet | 外屏增十 | Wàipíngzēngshí | 10th additional star | |||
| 29 Cet | 外屏增十一 | Wàipíngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | |||
| 外屏增十二 | Wàipíngzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | ||||
| 外屏增十三 | Wàipíngzēngshísān | 13th additional star | ||||
| 天溷 | Tiānhùn | Celestial Pigsty | ||||
| 21 Cet | 天溷一 | Tiānhùnyī | 1st star | |||
| φ3 Cet[4] | 天溷二 | Tiānhùnèr | 2nd star | |||
| 天溷三 | Tiānhùnsān | 3rd star | ||||
| 天溷四 | Tiānhùnsì | 4th star | ||||
| 天溷增一 | Tiānhùnzēngyī | 1st additional star | ||||
| 天溷增二 | Tiānhùnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||
| 天溷增三 | Tiānhùnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 天溷增四 | Tiānhùnzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||
| 天溷增五 | Tiānhùnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||
| 天溷增六 | Tiānhùnzēngliù | 6th additional star | ||||
| 土司空 | Tǔsīkōng | Master of Constructions | ||||
| β Cet | ||||||
| 土司空 | Tǔsīkōng | (One star of) | ||||
| 壁宿南星 | Bìsùnánxīng | Star in the south of Wall constellation | ||||
| 婁 | Lóu | Bond | 天倉 | Tiāncāng | Square Celestial Granary | |
| ι Cet | 天倉一 | Tiāncāngyī | 1st star | |||
| η Cet | 天倉二 | Tiāncāngèr | 2nd star | |||
| 天倉三 | Tiāncāngsān | 3rd star | ||||
| 天倉四 | Tiāncāngsì | 4th star | ||||
| 天倉五 | Tiāncāngwǔ | 5th star | ||||
| 天倉六 | Tiāncāngliù | 6th star | ||||
| 43 Cet | 天仓增一 | Tiāncāngzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||
| 42 Cet | 天倉增二 | Tiāncāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star | |||
| 天倉增三 | Tiāncāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 天倉增四 | Tiāncāngzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增五 | Tiāncāngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增六 | Tiāncāngzēngliù | 6th additional star | ||||
| 44 Cet | 天仓增七 | Tiāncāngzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||
| 41 Cet | 天倉增八 | Tiāncāngzēngbā | 8th additional star | |||
| 天倉增九 | Tiāncāngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十 | Tiāncāngzēngshí | 10th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十一 | Tiāncāngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十二 | Tiāncāngzēngshíèr | 12th additional star | ||||
| 28 Cet | 天仓增十三 | Tiāncāngzēngshísān | 13th additional star | |||
| 27 Cet | 天倉增十四 | Tiāncāngzēngshísì | 14th additional star | |||
| 天倉增十五 | Tiāncāngzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十六 | Tiāncāngzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十七 | Tiāncāngzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十八 | Tiāncāngzēngshíbā | 18th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增十九 | Tiāncāngzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star | ||||
| 天倉增二十 | Tiāncāngzēngèrshí | 20th additional star | ||||
| χ Cet A | 天倉增二十一 | Tiāncāngzēngèrshíyī | 21st additional star | |||
| 胃 | Wèi | Stomach | 天囷 | Tiānqūn | Circular Celestial Granary | |
| α Cet[5] | ||||||
| 天囷一 | Tiānqūnyī | 1st star | ||||
| 天囷大星 | Tiānqūndàxīng | Big star | ||||
| 六甲南星 | Liùjiánánxīng | Star in the south of Six Jia constellation | ||||
| 天囷二 | Tiānqūnèr | 2nd star | ||||
| 天囷三 | Tiānqūnsān | 3rd star | ||||
| 天囷四 | Tiānqūnsì | 4th star | ||||
| 天囷五 | Tiānqūnwǔ | 5th star | ||||
| 天囷六 | Tiānqūnliù | 6th star | ||||
| 天囷七 | Tiānqūnqī | 7th star | ||||
| 天囷八 | Tiānqūnbā | 8th star | ||||
| 天囷九 | Tiānqūnjiǔ | 9th star | ||||
| 天囷十 | Tiānqūnshí | 10th star | ||||
| 天囷十一 | Tiānqūnshíyī | 11th star | ||||
| 天囷十二 | Tiānqūnshíèr | 12th star | ||||
| 66 Cet[6] | 天囷十三 | Tiānqūnshísān | 13th star | |||
| 62 Cet | 天囷增一 | Tiānqūnzēngyī | 1st additional star | |||
| 天囷增二 | Tiānqūnzēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||
| 天囷增三 | Tiānqūnzēngsān | 3rd additional star | ||||
| 天囷增四 | Tiānqūnzēngsì | 4th additional star | ||||
| 天囷增五 | Tiānqūnzēngwǔ | 5th additional star | ||||
| 天囷增六 | Tiānqūnzēngliù | 6th additional star | ||||
| 天囷增十 | Tiānqūnzēngshí | 10th additional star | ||||
| 天囷增十六 | Tiānqūnzēngshíliù | 16th additional star | ||||
| 天囷增十七 | Tiānqūnzēngshíqī | 17th additional star | ||||
| 天囷二十 | Tiānqūnèrshí | 20th additional star | ||||
| 昴 | Mǎo | Hairy Head | 芻蒿 | Chúhāo | Hay | |
| ρ Cet[7] | 芻蒿一 | Chúhāoyī | 1st star | |||
| 77 Cet | 芻蒿二 | Chúhāoèr | 2nd star | |||
| 芻蒿三 | Chúhāosān | 3rd star | ||||
| 芻蒿四 | Chúhāosì | 4th star | ||||
| HD 14691[8] | 芻蒿五 | Chúhāowǔ | 5th star | |||
| 芻蒿六 | Chúhāoliù | 6th star | ||||
| 芻蒿增二 | Chúhāozēngèr | 2nd additional star | ||||
| 天苑 | Tiānyuàn | Celestial Meadows | ||||
| π Cet | 天苑七 | Tiānyuànqī | 7th star | |||
| HD 15097 | 天苑增七 | Tiānyuànzēngqī | 7th additional star | |||
| σ Cet | 天苑增九 | Tiānyuànzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |