Stomach (Chinese constellation)

Asterism

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The Stomach mansion (胃宿, pinyin: Wèi Xiù) is one of the twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars	Representing
Stomach	胃	Aries	3	Stomach, fingers and granary
Celestial Foodstuff	天廩	Taurus	4	The barn
Circular Celestial Granary	天囷	Cetus	13	The round barn
Mausoleum	大陵	Perseus	8	The mausoleum
Celestial Boat	天船	Perseus	9	General big warships, or the ship has sailed galaxy
Heap of Corpses	積屍	Perseus/Camelopardalis	1	The body within the tomb
Stored Water	積水	Perseus	1	The stored-water ship

Three Enclosures (三垣)

East – Azure Dragon (青龍) Horn (角) Neck (亢) Root (氐) Room (房) Heart (心) Tail (尾) Winnowing Basket (箕)
South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀) Well (井) Ghost (鬼) Willow (柳) Star (星) Extended Net (張) Wings (翼) Chariot (軫)
West – White Tiger (白虎) Legs (奎) Bond (婁) Stomach (胃) Hairy Head (昴) Net (畢) Turtle Beak (觜) Three Stars (參)
North – Black Tortoise (玄武) Dipper (斗) Ox (牛) Girl (女) Emptiness (虛) Rooftop (危) Encampment (室) Wall (壁)
Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍) Earth