Chinese (All Terms)

Solar System Names

Traditional Terms	Pinyin	Simplified	Wade-Giles	English	commentary
日	rì	Ri		Sun
月	yuè	Yuè (月, Moon)		Moon
水星	shuǐ xīng	Shui Xing		Mercury
金星	jīn xīng	Jin Ying		Venus
火星	huǒ xīng	Huo Xing		Mars
木星	mù xīng	Mu Xing		Jupiter
土星	tǔ xīng	Tu Xing		Saturn

Here is an overview on all Chinese constellation names

Constellation Names		Romanisation			English	commentary
Classical	Simplified	Pinyin	Simplified	Wade-Giles
	八穀	Bā Gǔ	Bagu (八谷)		Eight Kinds of Crops
	敗瓜	Bài Guā	Baigua		Rotten Gourd
	敗臼	Bài Jiù	Baijiu		Decayed Mortar
	八魁	Bā Kuí	Bakui		Net [for Catching Animals]
	北斗	Běi Dǒu	Beidou		Northern Dipper
	北河	Běi Hé	Beihei		North River
	北極	Běi Jí	Beiji		North Pole
	北落師門	Běi Luò Shī Mén	Beiluo Shimen		North Gate of the Military Camp
	壁宿	Bì Xiù	Bi		Wall Mansion	Dong Bi (Eastern Wall Mansion)
	畢宿	Bì Xiù	Bi		Net Mansion
	鱉	Biē	Bie		River Turtle
	帛度	Bó Dù	Bodu (帛度)		Textile Ruler
	策	Cè	Ce (策)		Whip
	常陳	Cháng Chén	Changchen		Imperial Guards
	長沙	Chángshá	Changsha		Changsha
	长垣	Cháng Yuán	Changyuan		Long Wall
	車府	Chē Fǔ	Chefu		Yard for Chariots
	車騎	Chē Qí	Cheqi		Chariots and Cavalry
	車肆	Chē Sì	Chesi		Commodity Market
	杵	Chǔ	Chu		Pestle
	楚	Chǔ	Chu		Chu
	傳舍	Chuán Shè	Chuanshe		Guest House
	芻蒿	Chú Hāo	Chuhao		Hay
	從官	Cóng Guān	Congguan		Retinue
	天皇大帝	Tiān Huáng Dà Dì	Dadi		Great Emperor of Heaven
	代	Dài	Dai		Dai
	大角	Dà Jiǎo	Dajiao		Great Horn
	大理	Dà Lǐ	Dali		Chief Judge
	大陵	Dà Líng	Daling		Mausoleum
	丹凤		Danfeng			modern star name that refers to a sacred (phoenix-like) bird in Chinese mythology
	氐宿	Dī Xiù	Di		Root Mansion
	帝	Dì	Di		Emperor
	帝座	Dì Zuò	Dizuo		Emperor's Seat
	東甌	Dōng Ōu	Dongou		Dong'ou
	東次相	Dōng Cì Xiàng	Dong Cixiang		Second Eastern Minister	normally a name for del Vir (Minelauva)
	東次將	Dōng Cì Jiàng	Dong Cijiang		Second Eastern General	normally a name for eps Vir (Vindemiatrix)
	東上將	Dōng Shàng Jiàng	Dong Shangjiang		First Eastern General	normally a name for alf Com (Diadem)
	東上相	Dōng Shàng Xiàng	Dong Shangxiang		First Eastern Minister	normally a name for gam Vir (Porrima)
	東咸	Dōng Xián	Dongxian		Eastern Door
	斗宿	Dǒu Xiù	Dou		Dipper Mansion
	斗	Dǒu	Dou		Measure for Grain
	頓頑	Dùn Wán	Dunwan		Jailer
	伐	Fá	Fa		Dagger of Shen
	罰	Fá	Fa		Fine
	房宿	Fáng Xiù	Fang (房宿)		Room Mansion
	墳墓	Fén Mù	Fenmu		Tomb
	輔	Fǔ	Fu		Assistant	normally a name for 80 UMa that is named Alcor
	附耳	Fù Ěr	Fuer		Ear
	扶筐	Fú Kuāng	Fukuang		Basket for Mulberry Leaves
	附路	Fù Lù	Fulu		Auxiliary Road
			Furen			see Wěi (尾)
	傅說	Fù Yuè	Fuyue		Fu Yue
	鈇锧	Fū Zhì	Fuzhi		Executioner’s Axe and Block
	蓋屋	Gài Wū	Gaiwu		Roofing
	槓	Gàng	Gang (槓)		Canopy Shaft
	閣道	Gé Dào	Gedao		Flying Corridor
	梗河	Gěng Hé	Genghe		Celestial Shield or Lance
	鈎	Gōu	Gou		Hook
	狗	Gǒu	Gou		Dog
	勾陳	Gōu Chén	Gouchen		Curved Array
	狗國	Gǒu Guó	Gougou		Territory of Dogs
	鈎鈐	Gōu Yín	Gouyin		Lock
	爟	Guàn	Guan		Beacon Fire
	貫索	Guàn Suǒ	Guansuo		Coiled Throng
	龜	Guī	Gui		Tortoise
	鬼宿	Guǐ Xiù	Gui		Ghosts Mansion
	鼓旗	Gŭ Qí	Guqi		Drum Flag
	韓	Hán	Han		Han
	河鼓	Hé Gǔ	Hegu		Drum at the River
	衡	Héng	Heng (衡)		Purlin
	候	Hòu	Hou		Astrologer
	後宮	Hòu Gōng	Hougong		Imperial Harem
	斛	Hú	Hu		Square Box for Measuring
	華蓋	Huá Gài	Huagai (華蓋)		Canopy of the Emperor
	宦者	Huàn Zhě	Huanzhe		Eunuch Official
	虎賁	Hǔ Bēn	Huben		Emperor's Bodyguard
	瓠瓜	Hù Guā	Hugua		Gourd
	弧矢	Hú Shǐ	Hushi		Bow and Arrow
	箕宿	Jī Xiù	Ji		Winnowing Basket Mansion
	建	Jiàn	Jian		City with A Banner
	鍵閉	Jiàn Bì	Jianbi		Door Bolt
	漸臺	Jiàn Tái	Jiantai		Clepsydra Terrace
	角宿	Jiǎo Xiù	Jiao		Horn Mansion
	晉	Jìn	Jin		Jin
	井宿	Jǐng Xiù	Jing		Well Mansion
	進賢	Jìn Xián	JinXian		Recommending Virtuous Man
	積屍	Jī Shī	Jishi		Heaps of Corpses
	積屍氣	Jī Shī Qì	Jishiqi		Fog of Cumulative Corpses
	積水	Jī Shuǐ or Jī Shǔi	Jishui		Accumulated Water in the Ship | Stored Water to Make Wine
	臼	Jiù	Jiu		Mortar
	九坎	Jiǔ Kǎn	Jiukan		Nine Water Wells
	酒旗	Jiǔ Qí	Jiuqi		Banner of Wine Shop
	九卿內座	Jiǔ Qīng Nèi Zuò	Jiuqing Neizuo		Inner Seats for Nine Ministers
	九斿	Jiǔ Yóu	Jiuyou		Nine Flags
	九州殊口	Jiǔ Zhōu Shū Kǒu	Jiuzhou Shukou		Interpreters of Dialects
	積薪	Jī Xīn	Jixin		Pile of Firewood
	積卒	Jī Zú	Jizu		Group of Soldiers
	卷舌	Juǎn Shé	Juanshe		Rolled Tongue
	軍井	Jūn Jǐng	Junjing		Military Well
	軍門	Jūn Mén	Junmen		Military Gate
	軍南門	Jūn Nán Mén	Junnanmen (军南门)		Southern Military Gate
	軍市	Jūn Shì	Junshi		Market for the Soldiers
	糠	Kāng	Kang		Chaff
	亢宿	Kàng Xiù	Kang		Neck Mansion
	亢池	Kàng Chí	Kangchi		Boats and Lake
	開陽	Kāi Yáng	Kaiyang		Opener of Heat	normally a name for zeta UMa that is named Mizar. 83 UMa is the brighter one of two in the vicinity (it is a pulsating M-variable)
	哭	Kū	Ku		Crying
	奎宿	Kuí Xiù	Kui (奎)		Crotch Mansion
	庫樓	Kù Lóu	Kulou (库楼)		Arsenal
	狼	Láng	Lang		Wolf
	郎將	Láng Jiàng	Langjiang		Captain of the Bodyguards
	郎位	Láng Wèi	Langwei (郎位)		Official of the Imperial Guard
	老人	Lǎo Rén	Laoren		Old Man
	壘壁陣	Lěi Bì Zhèn	Leibizhen		Line of Ramparts
	雷電	Léi Diàn	Leidian		Thunder and Lightning
	列肆	Liè Sì	Liesi		Jewel Market
	離宮	Lí Gōng	Ligong		Resting Palace
	靈台	Líng Tái	Lingtai		Astronomical Observatory
	礪石	Lì Shí	Lishi		Grind Stone
	柳宿	Liǔ Xiù	Liu		Willow Mansion
	六甲	Liù Jiǎ	Liujia		Six Jia
	璃瑜	Lí Yú	Liyu		Jade Ornament on Ladies' Wear
	離珠	Lí Zhū	Lizhu		Pearls on Ladies' Wear
	婁宿	Lóu Xiù	Lou		Basket Mansion
	羅堰	Luó Yàn	Luoyan		Networks of Dikes
	昴宿	Mǎo Xiù	Mao		Hairy Head Mansion
	明堂	Míng Táng	Mingtang		Cosmological Temple
	南河	Nán Hé	Nanhe		South River
	南門	Nán Mén	Nanmen		Southern Gate
	內廚	Nèi Chú	Neichu		Inner Kitchen
	內階	Nèi Jiē	Neijie		Inner Steps
	內屏	Nèi Píng	Neiping		Inner Screen
	內平	Nèi Píng	Neiping		Inner Judge
	內五諸侯	Nèi Wǔ Zhū Hóu	Neiwu Zhuhou		Five Lords of Heaven inside Taiwei
	三公內座	Sān Gōng Nèi Zuò	Neizuo		Inner Seats for three Excellencies
	輦道	Niǎn Dào	Niandao		Imperial Passageway
	牛宿	Niú Xiù	Niu		Ox Mansion
	钮	Nĭu	Niu		Pivot
	農丈人	Nóng Zhàng Rén	Nong Zhangren		Old Peasant
	女宿	Nǚ Xiù	Nü		Women Mansion
	女床	Nǚ Chuáng	Nüchuang		Woman's Bed
	女史	Nǚ Shǐ	Nüshi		Woman Officer in Charge of Time
	霹靂	Pī Lì	Pili		Thunderbolt
			Pin			see Wěi (尾)
	屏	Píng	Ping		Screen
	平	Píng	Ping		Judge
	平道	Píng Dào	Pingdao		Flat Road
	齊	Qí	Qi		Qi
	泣	Qì	Qi		Weeping
	器府	Qì Fǔ	Qifu		House for Musical Instruments
	七公	Qī Gōng	Qigong		Seven Excellencies
	騎官	Qí Guān	Qiguan		Cavalry Officers
	秦	Qín	Qin		Qin
	青丘	Qīng Qiū	Qingqiu		Green Hill
	騎陣將軍	Qí Zhèn Jiāng Jūn	Qizhen Jiangjun		Chariot and Cavalry General
	闕丘	Què Qiū	Queqiu		Two Buildings on both Sides of Palace Gate
	人	Rén	Ren		Humans
	日	Rì	Ri		Sun
	三公	Sān Gōng	Sangong		Three Excellencies
	三台		Santai		Three Steps	super-constellation of Shangtai (上台), Xiatai (下台) and Zhongtai
	尚書	Shàng Shū	Shangshu		Royal Secretary
	上台	Shàng Tái	Shangtai (上台)		Upper Step
	少民		Shaomin			spelling variants: Shaoming = Shaomin = Tumin = Shangmin
	少微	Shào Wēi	Shaowei		Scholar-officials
	參宿	Shēn Xiù	Shen		Three Stars Mansion
	神宫	Shén Gōnɡ	Shengong (神宫)		Divine Palace
	參旗	Shēn Qí	Shenqi		Banner of Shen
	勢	Shì	Shenqi		Eunuch
	矢	Shǐ	Shi		Excrement
	室宿	Shì Xiù	Shi		Room Mansion
	市樓	Shì Lóu	Shilou		Market Tower
	豕目		Shimu		Pig	modern star name, based on a Neolithic Chinese constellation
	水府	Shǔi Fǔ	Shuifu		Water Official
	水位	Shǔi Wèi	Shuiwei		Waterlevel
	庶子	Shù Zǐ	Shuzi		Son of Concubine
	四瀆	Sì Dú	Sidu		Four Rivers
	司非	Sī Fēi	Sifei		Judge of Right and Wrong
	四輔	Sì Fǔ	Sifu		Four Advisors
	司怪	Sī Guài	Siguai		Deity in Charge of Omen
	司祿	Sī Lù	Silu		Judge of Rank
	司命	Sī Mìng	Siming		Judge of Life
	司危	Sī Wēi	Siwei		Judge of Disaster and Good Fortune
	孫	Sūn	Sun		Grandson
	太民		Taimin			spelling variants: Taiming = Taimin = Daming
	太微	Tài Wēi	Taiwei		Supreme Court
	太陽守	Tài Yáng Shǒu	Taiyangshou		the General in charge of the yang valve
	太一	Tài Yī	Taiyi		Supreme One
	太子	Tài Zǐ	Taizi		Crown Prince	this name designates gam UMi but this star is already named Pherkad (so we suggest the Chinese name for Pherkad Minor)
	太尊	Tài Zūn	Taizun		Royals
	螣蛇	Téng Shé	Tengshe (螣蛇)		Flying Serpent
	天棓	Tiān Bàng	Tianbang		Celestial Club Weapon
	天弁	Tiān Biàn	Tianbian		Market Officer
	天倉	Tiān Cāng	Tiancang		Square Celestial Granary
	天廁	Tiān Cè	Tiance		Celestial Toilet
	天讒	Tiān Chán	Tianchan		Celestial Slander
	天廚	Tiān Chú	Tianchu		Celestial Kitchen
	天船	Tiān Chuán	Tianchuan		Celestial Boat
	天床	Tiān Chuáng	Tianchuang		Celestial Bed
	天大將軍	Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn	Tian Dajiangjun		Celestial Grand General
	天阿	Tiān Ē	Tiané		Celestial Hillside
	天輻	Tiān Fú	Tianfu		Celestial Spokes
	天桴	Tiān Fú	Tianfu (天桴)		Celestial Drumstick
	天綱	Tiān Gāng	Tiangang		Celestial Headrope
	天高	Tiān Gāo	Tiangao		Celestial High Terrace
	天關	Tiān Guān	Tianguan		Celestial Pass
	天潢	Tiān Huáng	Tianhuang		Celestial Pond
	天溷	Tiān Hùn	Tianhun		Celestial Pigsty
	天紀	Tiān Jì	Tianji		Celestial Discipline
	天稷	Tiān Jì	Tianji		Celestial Cereals
	天璣	Tiān Jī	Tianji		Celestial Shining Pearl
	天記	Tiān Jì	Tianji		Judge to Estimate the Age of Animals
	天雞	Tiān Jī	Tianji		Celestial Cock
	天江	Tiān Jiāng	Tianjiang		Celestial River
	天街	Tiān Jiē	Tianjie		Celestial Street
	天節	Tiān Jié	Tianjie		Celestial Mace
	天津	Tiān Jīn	Tianjin		Celestial Bridge
	天廄	Tiān Jiù	Tianjiu		Celestial Stable
	天牢	Tiān Láo	Tianlao		Celestial Prison
	天壘城	Tiān Lěi Chéng	Tianleicheng		Celestial Castle with Walls
	天理	Tiān Lǐ	Tianli		Judge for Nobility
	天廩	Tiān Lǐn	Tianlin		Celestial Foodstuffs
	天門	Tiān Mén	Tianmen		Celestial Gate
	天廟	Tiān Miào	Tianmiao		Celestial Ancestral Temple
	天錢	Tiān Qián	Tianqian		Celestial Coin
	天槍	Tiān Qiāng	Tianqiang		Celestial Spear
	天權	Tiān Quán	Tianquan		Celestial Balance	normally a name for del UMa which is named Megrez ( so this name applied to a star closeby)
	天囷	Tiān Qūn	Tianqun		Circular Celestial Granary
	天乳	Tiān Rǔ	Tianru		Celestial Milk
	天社	Tiān Shè	Tianshe (天社)		Celestial Altar of the Earth Deity
	天市	Tiān Shì	Tianshi		Heavenly Market
	天豕		Tianshi		Heavenly Pig	alternative (older) name for Kui (奎)
	天豕目		Tianshi Mu		Eye of the Celestial Pig	a star name in the Tianshi=Kui
	天樞	Tiān Shū	Tianshu		Celestial Pivot	normally a name for alf UMa
	天田	Tiān Tián	Tiantian		Celestial Farmland
	天田	Tiān Tián	Tiantian		Celestial Farmland
	天相	Tiān Xiàng	Tianxiang		Celestial Ministers
	天璇	Tiān Xuán	TianXuan		Celestial Rotating Jade	normally a name for beta UMa (applied to a star closeby)
	天一	Tiān Yī	Tianyi		Celestial One
	天陰	Tiān Yīn	Tianyin		Celestial Yin Force
	天庾	Tiān Yǔ	Tianyu		Ricks of Grain
	天淵	Tiān Yuān	Tianyuan		Celestial Deep Water
	天苑	Tiān Yuàn	Tianyuan		Celestial Meadows
	天園	Tiān Yuán	Tianyuan		Celestial Orchard
	天籥	Tiān Yuè	Tianyue		Celestial Key
	天柱	Tiān Zhù	Tianzhu		Celestial Pillar
	天樽	Tiān Zūn	Tianzun		Celestial Wine Cup
	土公	Tǔ Gōng	Tugong		Official for Earthworks
	土公吏	Tǔ Gōng Lì	Tugongli		Clerk for Earthworks
	屠肆	Tú Sì	Tusi (屠肆)		Butcher's Shop
	土司空	Tǔ Sī Kōng	Tusikong		Master of Constructions
	外廚	Wài Chú	Waichu		Outer Kitchen
	外屏	Wài Píng	Waiping		Outer Screen
	王良	Wáng Liáng	Wangliang (王良)		Wang Liang
	尾宿	Wěi Xiù	Wěi (尾)		Tail Mansion
	魏	Wèi	Wei		Wei
	危宿	Wēi Xiù	Wei		Rooftop Mansion
	胃宿	Wèi Xiù	Wei		Stomach Mansion
	文昌	Wén Chāng	Wenchang		Administrative Centre
	五車	Wǔ Chē	Wuche		Five Chariots
	五帝內座	Wǔ Dì Nèi Zuò	Wudi Neizuo		Interior Seats of Five Emperors
	五帝座	Wǔ Dì Zuò	Wudizuo		Thrones of the Five Emperors
	五諸侯	Wǔ Zhū Hóu	Wuzhuhou		Five Feudal Kings
	咸池	Xián Chí	Xianchi		Sacrad Pool
	相	Xiàng	Xiang		Prime Minister
	下台	Xià Tái	Xiatai (下台)		Lower Step
			Xihe			modern star name
	心宿	Xīn Xiù	Xin		Heart Mansion
	星宿	Xīng Xiù	Xing		Seven Star Mansion
	幸臣	Xìng Chén	Xingchen		Officer of Honour
	西咸	Xī Xián	Xixian		Western Door
	奚仲	Xī Zhòng	Xizhong		Xi Zhong
	虛宿	Xū Xiù	Xu		Ruins Mansion
	玄戈	Xuán Gē	Xuange		Sombre Lance
	軒轅	Xuānyuán	Xuanyuan (轩辕)		Xuanyuan
	虛梁	Xū Liáng	Xuliang		Temple without Beams
	燕	Yān	Yan		Yan
	陽門	Yáng Mén	Yangmen		Gate of Yang
	搖光	Yáo Guāng	Yaoguang		Twinkling Brilliance	normally a name for eta UMa but as this star is named Alkaid (applied to a star closeby)
	野雞	Yě Jī	Yeji		Wild Cockerel
	謁者	Yè Zhě	Yezhe		Usher of the Court
	翼宿	Yì Xiù	Yi		Wings Mansion
	陰德	Yīn Dé	Yinde		Hidden Virtue
	右更	Yòu Gēng	Yougang		Official in Charge of Pasturing
	右旗	Yòu Qí	Youqi		Right Flag
	右攝提	Yòu Shè Tí	Yousheti		Right Conductor
	右辖	Yòu Xiá	Youxia		Right Linchpin
	魚	Yú	Yu		Fish
	越	Yuè	Yue		Yue
	鉞	Yuè	Yue		Battle Axe
	月	Yuè	Yue		Moon
	玉衡	Yù Héng	Yuheng		Jade Sighting-tube	normally a name for eps UMa who is already named Alioth ( thus applied to a star closeby)
	玉井	Yù Jǐng	Yujing		Jade Well
	羽林軍	Yǔ Lín Jūn	Yulinjun		Royal Guards
	御女	Yù Nǚ	Yunü (御女)		Maids-in-waiting
	雲雨	Yún Yǔ	Yunyu		Cloud and Rain
	造父	Zào Fù	Zaofu		Zao Fu
			Zhang			modern star name based on a Chinese original
	丈人	Zhàng Rén	Zhangren		Elderly Person
	張宿	Zhāng Xiù	Zhangzun		Extended Net Mansion
	趙	Zhào	Zhao		Zhao
	招搖	Zhāo Yáo	Zhaoyao		A Kind of Weapon, Sword or Spear
	軫宿	Zhěn Xiù	Zhen		Chariot Mansion
	陣車	Zhèn Chē	Zhenche		Battle Chariots
	鄭	Zhèng	Zheng		Zheng
	折威	Zhé Wēi	Zhewei		Warden
	織女	Zhī Nǚ	Zhinu		Weaving Girl
	中台	Zhōng Tái	Zhongtai (中台)		Middle Step
	周	Zhōu	Zhou (周)		Zhou
	周鼎	Zhōu Dǐng	Zhouding		Tripod of the Zhou
	柱	Zhù	Zhu		Pillars
	柱史	Zhù Xià Shǐ	Zhu Xia Shi		Officer in Charge of Public Announcements
	諸王	Zhū Wáng	Zhuwang		Feudal Kings
	觜宿	Zī Xiù	Zi		Bird Beak Mansion
	子	Zǐ	Zi		Son
	紫宮	Zǐ Gōng	Zigong		Purple Palace
	宗	Zōng	Zong		Ancestors
	宗人	Zōng Rén	Zongren		Asistants of Zong Zheng
	宗正	Zōng Zhèng	Zongzheng		Official for Royal Clan
	左更	Zuó Gēng	Zuogeng		Official in Charge of Forest
	左旗	Zuǒ Qí	Zuoqi		Left Flag
	座旗	Zuò Qí	Zuoqi		Seat Flags
	左攝提	Zuǒ Shè Tí	Zuosheti		Left Conductor
	左辖	Zuǒ Xiá	Zuoxia		Left Linchpin