Jupiter; ancient Chinese year star
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Jupiter (in ancient Chinese astronomy); the Year Star
archaicIn ancient Chinese astronomy, Jupiter was called '岁星' because it orbits the sky once every twelve years, and its position was used as the standard for counting years (the '岁星纪年法').
Gǔ古
rén人
tōng通
guò过
guān观
chá察
suì岁
xīng星
de的
wèi位
zhi置
lái来
jì纪
nián年
。
Ancient people observed the position of Jupiter to count years.
Suì岁
xīng星
rào绕
tiān天
yī一
zhōu周
dà大
yuē约
xū需
yào要
shí十
èr二
nián年
。
It takes Jupiter about twelve years to complete one orbit around the celestial sphere.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
tiān天
wén文
xué学
zhōng中
，
suì岁
xīng星
jí即
mù木
xīng星
，
shì是
wǔ五
xīng星
zhī之
yī一
。
In ancient astronomy, the Year Star refers to Jupiter, one of the five planets.