Vermilion Bird Explained

Pic:File:西漢 四神紋瓦當(白虎-朱雀)-Roof Tile End MET 39054.jpg
Piccap:Zhūquè sculpture on an eaves tile
L:"Vermilion Peafowl"
C:朱雀
W:Chu1-ch'üeh4
P:Zhūquè
J:Zyu1-zoek3
Y:Jyūjeuk
Poj:Chu-chhiok
Kunrei:Suzaku or Syuzyaku

The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: c=朱雀|p=Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental system, it represents the Fire element, the direction south, and the season of summer correspondingly. Thus it is sometimes called the Vermilion Bird of the South (Chinese: Chinese: 南方朱雀, Chinese: Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is described as a red bird that resembles a pheasant with a five-colored plumage and is perpetually covered in flames. It is known as Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean and Chu Tước in Vietnamese.

It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures.[1] The Fenghuang is a legendary ruler of birds who is associated with the Chinese Empress in the same way the dragon is associated with the Emperor, while the Vermilion Bird is a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations.

Seven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird

As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the Vermilion Bird. The names and determinative stars are:[2] [3]

Mansion no. Name (pinyin) Translation Determinative star
22 Chinese: (Jǐng) μ Gem
23 Chinese: (Guǐ) θ Cnc
24 Chinese: (Liǔ) δ Hya
25 Chinese: (Xīng) α Hya
26 Chinese: (Zhāng) υ¹ Hya
27 Chinese: (Yì) α Crt
28 Chinese: (Zhěn) γ Crv

Nature of the symbol

The Vermilion Bird is elegant and noble in both appearance and behavior, with feathers in many different hues of vermilion. It is very selective about what it eats and where it perches.

Stars

Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation
Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀)Chinese: GuǐGhostChinese: 外廚WàichúOuter Kitchen
2 HyaChinese: 外廚一Wàichúyī1st star
3 Hya / HD 74395Chinese: 外廚二Wàichúèr2nd star
14 HyaChinese: 外廚三Wàichúsān3rd star
Chinese: LiǔWillowChinese: LiǔWillow[4]
δ Hya
Chinese: 柳宿一Liǔxiùyī1st star
Chinese: 柳宿距星LiǔxiùjùxīngSeparated star
Chinese: 柳宿西头第三星Liǔxiùxītoudìsānxīng3rd star in the upper west
Chinese: 玉井西北星YùjǐngxīběixīngStar in northwest of Jade Well constellation
Chinese: The thong
Chinese: 鹑火星ChúnhuǒxīngThe phoenix
σ HyaChinese: 柳宿二Liǔxiùèr2nd star
η HyaChinese: 柳宿三Liǔxiùsān3rd star
ρ HyaChinese: 柳宿四Liǔxiùsì4th star
ε HyaChinese: 柳宿五Liǔxiùwǔ5th star
ζ HyaChinese: 柳宿六Liǔxiùliù6th star
ω HyaChinese: 柳宿七Liǔxiùqī7th star
θ HyaChinese: 柳宿八Liǔxiùbā8th star
Chinese: XīngStarChinese: XīngStar[5]
α Hya
Chinese: 星宿一Xīngxiùyī1st star
Chinese: 星宿距星XīngxiùjùxīngSeparated star
Chinese: 星宿中央大星XīngxiùzhōngyāngdàxīngBig star in the center
τ1 HyaChinese: 星宿二Xīngxiùèr2nd star
τ2 HyaChinese: 星宿三Xīngxiùsān3rd star
ι HyaChinese: 星宿四Xīngxiùsì4th star
26 HyaChinese: 星宿五Xīngxiùwǔ5th star
27 HyaChinese: 星宿六Xīngxiùliù6th star
HD 82477 & HD 82428Chinese: 星宿七Xīngxiùqī7th star
Chinese: ZhāngExtended NetChinese: ZhāngExtended Net[6]
υ1 HyaChinese: 張宿一Zhāngxiùyī1st star
λ HyaChinese: 張宿二Zhāngxiùèr2nd star
μ HyaChinese: 張宿三Zhāngxiùsān3rd star
HD 87344Chinese: 張宿四Zhāngxiùsì4th star
κ HyaChinese: 張宿五Zhāngxiùwǔ5th star
φ HyaChinese: 張宿六Zhāngxiùliù6th star
Chinese: WingsChinese: Wings[7] [8]
ν HyaChinese: 翼宿五Yìxiùwǔ5th star
HD 100307Chinese: 翼宿十八Yìxiùshíbā18th star
HD 96819Chinese: 翼宿十九Yìxiùshíjiǔ19th star
χ1 HyaChinese: 翼宿二十Yìxiùèrshí20th star
HD 102620Chinese: 翼宿二十一Yìxiùèrshíyī21st star
HD 103462Chinese: 翼宿二十二Yìxiùèrshíèr22nd star
Chinese: ZhěnChariotChinese: 青丘QīngqiūGreen Hill[9]
β Hya
Chinese: 青丘一Qīngqiūyī1st star
Chinese: 土公西星TǔgōngxīxīngStar in the west of Official for Earthworks and Buildings constellation
HD 103596Chinese: 青丘二Qīngqiūèr2nd star
17 Crt[10] Chinese: 青丘三Qīngqiūsān3rd star
HD 100393Chinese: 青丘四Qīngqiūsì4th star
ξ HyaChinese: 青丘五Qīngqiūwu5th star
ο HyaChinese: 青丘七Qīngqiūqī7th star
軍門JūnménMilitary GateHD 104309Chinese: 軍門一Jūnményī1st star

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Strassberg, Richard . A Chinese Bestiary . 2002 . 978-0520218444 .
  2. Web site: The Chinese Sky . . 25 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151104154237/http://idp.bl.uk/education/astronomy/sky.html . 4 November 2015 .
  3. Book: Sun, Xiaochun . Helaine Selin . Helaine Selin . Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures . 1997 . 517 . Kluwer Academic Publishers . 0-7923-4066-3 . 25 June 2011.
  4. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 28 日
  5. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 29 日
  6. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 30 日
  7. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日
  8. 夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS System
  9. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 22 日
  10. the star is actually located in the constellation Hydra
  11. Web site: Dr Lava . Gen 5 Historia: Pokemon Origin Stories (Part 3) Lost Pokemon, beta Pokemon, and design origins . LavaCutContent . 22 February 2022 . en . 21 May 2019.