Net (Chinese constellation)
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The Net mansion (traditional Chinese: 畢宿; simplified Chinese: 毕宿; pinyin: Bì Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.
[edit] Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
| Net | 畢 | Taurus | 8 |
| Whisper | 附耳 | Taurus | 1 |
| Celestial Street | 天街 | Taurus | 2 |
| Celestial Tally | 天節 | Taurus | 8 |
| Feudal Kings | 諸王 | Taurus | 6 |
| Celestial High Terrace | 天高 | Taurus | 4 |
| Interpreters of Nine Dialects | 九州殊口 | Eridanus | 6 |
| Five Chariots | 五車 | Auriga/Taurus | 5 |
| Pillars | 柱 | Auriga | 9 |
| Celestial Pier | 天潢 | Auriga | 5 |
| Pool of Harmony | 咸池 | Auriga | 3 |
| Celestial Gate | 天關 | Taurus | 1 |
| Banner of Three Stars | 參旗 | Orion | 9 |
| Imperial Military Flag | 九斿 | Taurus/Eridanus/Lepus | 9 |
| Celestial Orchard | 天園 | Eridanus/Phoenix | 13 |
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) |
| South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
| West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) |
| North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) |
