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</tr>
<tr>
<td>紫微左垣</td>
<td>Zǐwēi Zuǒyuán</td>
<td>Zǐwēizuǒyuán</td>
<td>Purple Forbidden Left Wall</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>紫微右垣</td>
<td>Zǐwēi Yòuyuán</td>
<td>Zǐwēiyòuyuán</td>
<td>Purple Forbidden Right Wall</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>12</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>五帝内座</td>
<td>Wǔdì NèiZuò</td>
<td>WǔdìnèiZuò</td>
<td>Interior Seats of the Five Emperors</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>3</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>传舍</td>
<td>Zhuànshè</td>
<td>Chuánshè</td>
<td>Guest House</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>4</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>太尊</td>
<td>Tiānláo</td>
<td>Tàizūn</td>
<td>Royals</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>天牢</td>
<td>Tàizūn</td>
<td>Tiānláo</td>
<td>Celestial Prison</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>2</td>
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<tr>
<td>太微左垣</td>
<td>Tàiwēi Zuǒyuán</td>
<td>Tàiwēizuǒyuán</td>
<td>Supreme Palace Left Wall</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>太微右垣</td>
<td>Tàiwēi Yòuyuán</td>
<td>Tàiwēiyòuyuán</td>
<td>Supreme Palace Right Wall</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>谒者</td>
<td>Yézhě</td>
<td>Yèzhě</td>
<td>Usher to the Court</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>五诸侯</td>
<td>Wǔ Zhūhóu</td>
<td>Wǔzhūhóu</td>
<td>Five Lords</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>7</td>
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<tr>
<td>五帝座</td>
<td>Wǔdì Zuò</td>
<td>Wǔdìzuò</td>
<td>Seats of the Five Emperors</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
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<tr>
<td>虎贲</td>
<td>Yézhě</td>
<td>Hǔbēn</td>
<td>Emperor's Bodyguard</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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<tr>
<td>天市左垣</td>
<td>Tiānshì Zuǒyuán</td>
<td>Tiānshìzuǒyuán</td>
<td>Heavenly Market Left Wall</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>天市右垣</td>
<td>Tiānshì Yòuyuán</td>
<td>Tiānshìyòuyuán</td>
<td>Heavenly Market Right Wall</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>32</td>
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<tr>
<td>帝座</td>
<td>Dì zuò</td>
<td>Dìzuò</td>
<td>Emperor's Seat</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>宦者</td>
<td>Huàngzhě</td>
<td>Huànzhě</td>
<td>Eunuch Official</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5</td>
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<tr>
<td>进贤</td>
<td>Jìnxiǎn</td>
<td>Jìnxián</td>
<td>Recommending Virtuous Men</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>9</td>
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<tr>
<td>骑阵将军</td>
<td>Qízhèn Jiāngjūn</td>
<td>Qízhènjiāngjūn</td>
<td>Chariots and Cavalry General</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td> 龟</td>
<td>Guī</td>
<td>ortoise</td>
<td>Tortoise</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>傅说</td>
<td>Fù Yuè</td>
<td>Fùyuè</td>
<td>Fu Yue</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>十二国</td>
<td>Shíèrguó</td>
<td>Shí'èrguó</td>
<td>Twelve States</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>2</td>
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<tr>
<td>奚仲</td>
<td>Xī Zhòng</td>
<td>Xīzhòng</td>
<td>Xi Zhong</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
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<tr>
<td>离瑜</td>
<td>Líyù</td>
<td>Líyú</td>
<td>Jade Ornament on Ladies' Wear</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
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<tr>
<td>造父</td>
<td>Zàofǔ</td>
<td>Zàofù</td>
<td>Zaofu</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>鈇钺</td>
<td>𫓧钺</td>
<td>Fūyuè</td>
<td>Axe</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>北落师门</td>
<td>Běiluò Shīmén</td>
<td>Běiluòshīmén</td>
<td>North Gate of the Military Camp</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>鈇锧</td>
<td>𫓧锧</td>
<td>Fūzhì</td>
<td>Sickle</td>
<td>5</td>
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<tr>
<td>军南门</td>
<td>Nánjūnmén</td>
<td>Jūnnánmén</td>
<td>Southern Military Gate</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td>王良</td>
<td>Wáng Liáng</td>
<td>Wángliáng</td>
<td>Wang Liang</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>14</td>
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<tr>
<td>天阿</td>
<td>Tiānē</td>
<td>Tiān'ē</td>
<td>Celestial Concave</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
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<tr>
<td>附耳(附毕宿)</td>
<td>Fùěr</td>
<td>Fù'ěr</td>
<td>Whisper (Vassal of Net)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>4</td>
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<tr>
<td>九州殊口</td>
<td>Jiǔzhōu Shūkǒu</td>
<td>Jiǔzhōushūkǒu</td>
<td>Interpreters of Nine Dialects</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>11</td>
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<tr>
<td>天潢</td>
<td>Tiānhua8ng</td>
<td>Tiānhuáng</td>
<td>Celestial Pier</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>2</td>
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<tr>
<td>九斿</td>
<td>Jiǔyoú</td>
<td>Jiǔyóu</td>
<td>Imperial Military Flag</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7</td>
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<tr>
<td>厕</td>
<td>Cé</td>
<td>Cè</td>
<td>Toilet</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
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<tr>
<td>钺(附井宿)</td>
<td>Yué</td>
<td>Yuè</td>
<td>Battle Axe (Vassal of Well)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
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<tr>
<td>五诸侯</td>
<td>Wǔ Zhūhóu</td>
<td>Wǔzhūhóu</td>
<td>Five Feudal Kings</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
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<tr>
<td>水位</td>
<td>Shuǐweì</td>
<td>Shuǐwèi</td>
<td>Water Level</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>note 1：The Xingguans with "*"，Was officially deleted in 1752.</p>
<p>note 2：The vassal Xingguan is not a Xingguan, but a part of the Xingguan it is a vassal of.</p>
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Thanks to Liu Chunbin for the collation of the<i>Chinese and Western Contrast Stars Chart and Star Catalogue 1950.0(Star Catalogue)</i> .He produced </i>Chinese Star Catalogue for Stellarium</i> (Chinese：Stellarium 中国星官体系下中文星名扩展包)is a very important reference.</p>
<p>Some stars have been added according to <i>The History of Stellar Observation in China</i> (Chinese：中国恒星观测史).</p>
<p>For the translation of constellations, the use of the Hong Kong Space Museum produced the</i>English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Names</i> (Chinese：中国星区、星官及星名英译表).Only a small portion of the translation is changed, for example, the translation of the two different Xingguans is the same.</p>
<p>The cultural connotations of the name cannot be explained perfectly, because thousands of years passed, the connotations behind some names are controversial. these are only possible translations.</p>
<p>The cultural connotations of the name cannot be explained perfectly, because thousands of years passed, the connotations behind some names are controversial. these are only possible translations. Chinese characters are ideographic characters, which leads to some completely different names having the same pronunciation. Therefore, pinyin transliteration is provided only to make star names readable.</p>

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