Dipper (Chinese constellation)

South Dipper map

Dǒu Xiù map

The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

Asterisms

English name	Chinese name	European constellation	Number of stars	Representing
Dipper	斗	Sagittarius	6	Shaped like the Big Dipper, also refers temple in the sky or the snake-shaped basalt
Establishment	建	Sagittarius	6	Sun, moon and star are related by the city, also refers to the flag
Market Officer	天弁	Aquila/Scutum	9	Officials of the market
River Turtle	鱉	Telescopium/Corona Australis	11	The river turtles
Celestial Cock	天雞	Sagittarius	2	Chicken in the sky, the God's chicken
Celestial Keyhole	天籥	Ophiuchus/Sagittarius	8	Locks open and close by the ecliptic
Dog Territory	狗國	Sagittarius	4	Dogs live in the kingdom
Celestial Spring	天淵	Sagittarius	3	Pond in the sky
Dog	狗	Sagittarius	2	Guardian dog in the gate
Peasant	農丈人	Sagittarius	1	Director of palm farming

Stars

• ζ Sgr
• τ Sgr
• σ Sgr
• φ Sgr
• λ Sgr
• μ Sgr