Meaning of 南斗
南斗 means the Southern Dipper (an asterism); Sagittarius. Pronounced nán dǒu.
- the Southern Dipper (an asterism); Sagittarius
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
nán南
fāng方
de的
yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
kě可
yǐ以
zhǎo找
dào到
nán南
dǒu斗
。
You can find the Southern Dipper in the southern night sky.
Běi北
dǒu斗
qī七
xīng星
hé和
nán南
dǒu斗
liù六
xīng星
dōu都
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
dǎo导
háng航
xīng星
qún群
。
Both the Big Dipper (seven stars) and the Southern Dipper (six stars) are important navigation asterisms.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
xīng星
tú图
shàng上
，
nán南
dǒu斗
shǔ属
yú于
dǒu斗
xiù宿
。
On ancient star charts, the Southern Dipper belongs to the Dipper constellation.