mǎo

technical
name

Meaning of

昴 means name of a lunar mansion; one of the twenty-eight Chinese constellations. Pronounced mǎo.

  • name of a lunar mansion; one of the twenty-eight Chinese constellations

Character Info

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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Mǎo
xiù宿
zài
èr
shí
xiù宿
zhōng
shǔ
西
fāng
bái
xiù宿
zhī
 

The Mao Mansion is one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the West among the twenty-eight lunar mansions.

Mín
jiān
cháng
shuō
de
 
Mǎo
 
zhǐ
de
jiù
shì
Mǎo
xiù宿
 

The 'Mao Sun Rooster' commonly mentioned in folklore refers to the Mao Mansion.

zhōng
duì
Mǎo
xiù宿
de
wèi
zhì
xīng
xiàng
yǒu
xiáng
zǎi
 

Ancient texts contain detailed records of the position and astrological significance of the Mao Mansion.

Mǎo
xiù宿
zài
Zhōng
guó
dài
tiān
wén
xué
zhōng
zhàn
yǒu
zhòng
yào
wèi
 

The Mao Mansion held an important position in ancient Chinese astronomy.