# Cancer in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Cancer is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 巨蟹座 (jù xiè zuò), meaning "the giant crab constellation".

## Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Cancer area consists of:
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | 8 Cnc | 水位三 | Shuǐwèisān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | ζ$^1$ Cnc | 水位四 | Shuǐwèisì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | μ$^2$ Cnc | 水位增六 | Shuǐwèizēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | 3 Cnc | 水位增七 | Shuǐwèizēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | 5 Cnc | 水位增八 | Shuǐwèizēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | 1 Cnc | 水位增九 | Shuǐwèizēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水位 | Shuǐwèi | Water Level | 12 Cnc | 水位增十一 | Shuǐwèizēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | θ Cnc |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | θ Cnc | 鬼宿一 | Guǐsùyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | θ Cnc | 鬼宿距星 | Guǐsùjùxīng | Separated star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | θ Cnc | 鬼宿西南星 | Guǐsùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | θ Cnc | 屏南星 | Bǐngnánxīng | Star of folding screen in the south |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | η Cnc |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | η Cnc | 鬼宿二 | Guǐsùèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | η Cnc | 鬼宿西北星 | Guǐsùxīběixīng | Northwestern star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | γ Cnc |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | γ Cnc | 鬼宿三 | Guǐsùsān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | γ Cnc | 鬼宿东北星 | Guǐsùdōngběixīng | Northeastern star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | γ Cnc | 军井西南星 | Jūnjǐngxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Military Well constellation |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | δ Cnc |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | δ Cnc | 鬼宿四 | Guǐsùsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | δ Cnc | 鬼宿东南星 | Guǐsùdōngnánxīng | Southeastern star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 35 Cnc | 鬼宿增一 | Guǐsùzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 20 Cnc | 鬼宿增二 | Guǐsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 25 Cnc | 鬼宿增三 | Guǐsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 29 Cnc | 鬼宿增四 | Guǐsùzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 27 Cnc | 鬼宿增五 | Guǐsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 45 Cnc | 鬼宿增六 | Guǐsùzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 50 Cnc | 鬼宿增七 | Guǐsùzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 54 Cnc | 鬼宿增八 | Guǐsùzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 52 Cnc | 鬼宿增九 | Guǐsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | ο$^1$ Cnc | 鬼宿增十 | Guǐsùzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | ο$^2$ Cnc | 鬼宿增十一 | Guǐsùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 68 Cnc | 鬼宿增十二 | Guǐsùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 71 Cnc | 鬼宿增十三 | Guǐsùzēngshísān | 13th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 78 Cnc | 鬼宿增十四 | Guǐsùzēngshísì | 14th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 83 Cnc | 鬼宿增十五 | Guǐsùzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 82 Cnc | 鬼宿增十六 | Guǐsùzēngshíliù | 16th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 25 Cnc | 鬼宿增十九 | Guǐsùzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | M44 |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | M44 | 積尸 | Jīshī | (One star of) |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | M44 | 积尸气 | Jīshīqì | Cloud of Cumulative Corpses |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | M44 | 天尸 | Tiānshī | Celestial corpses |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | 39 Cnc | 積尸增一 | Jīshīzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | 42 Cnc | 積尸增二 | Jīshīzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 積尸 | Jīshī | Cumulative Corpses | ε Cnc | 積尸增三 | Jīshīzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | ψ Cnc | 爟一 | Guànyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | λ Cnc | 爟二 | Guànèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | φ$^1$ Cnc | 爟三 | Guànsān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 15 Cnc | 爟四 | Guànsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 4 Cnc | 爟增一 | Guànzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | ω Cnc | 爟增二 | Guànzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 11 Cnc | 爟增三 | Guànzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 13 Cnc | 爟增五 | Guànzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | χ Cnc | 爟增六 | Guànzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | φ$^2$ Cnc | 爟增八 | Guànzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 24 Cnc | 爟增九 | Guànzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | 28 Cnc | 爟增十 | Guànzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 鬼 | Guǐ | Ghost | 爟 | Guàn | Beacon Fire | υ$^1$ Cnc | 爟增十一 | Guànzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | κ Cnc | 柳宿增二 | Liǔsùzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | α Cnc | 柳宿增三 | Liǔsùzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 60 Cnc | 柳宿增四 | Liǔsùzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 49 Cnc | 柳宿增五 | Liǔsùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 37 Cnc | 柳宿增六 | Liǔsùzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 36 Cnc | 柳宿增七 | Liǔsùzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 34 Cnc | 柳宿增八 | Liǔsùzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 21 Cnc | 柳宿增九 | Liǔsùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | β Cnc | 柳宿增十 | Liǔsùzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | 柳 | Liǔ | Willow | HD 69478 | 鬼宿增十一 | Liǔsùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 66 Cnc | 軒轅增四 | Xuānyuánzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | σ$^3$ Cnc | 軒轅增五 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | σ$^2$ Cnc | 軒轅增六 | Xuānyuánzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | σ$^1$ Cnc | 軒轅增七 | Xuānyuánzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | HD 73508 | 軒轅增九 | Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | HD 73427 | 軒轅增十 | Xuānyuánzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 46 Cnc | 軒轅增十一 | Xuānyuánzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 57 Cnc | 軒轅增十二 | Xuānyuánzēngshíèr | 12th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 61 Cnc | 軒轅增十三 | Xuānyuánzēngshísān | 13th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | τ Cnc | 軒轅增十四 | Xuānyuánzēngshísì | 14th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 75 Cnc | 軒轅增十五 | Xuānyuánzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 70 Cnc | 軒轅增十六 | Xuānyuánzēngshíliù | 16th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 67 Cnc | 軒轅增十七 | Xuānyuánzēngshíqī | 17th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | ρ$^2$ Cnc | 軒轅增十八 | Xuānyuánzēngbā | 18th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | ρ$^1$ Cnc | 軒轅增十九 | Xuānyuánzēngjiǔ | 19th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 53 Cnc | 軒轅增二十一 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī | 21st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | ι Cnc B | 軒轅增二十二 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshíyī | 22nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | ν Cnc | 軒轅增二十三 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshísān | 23rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | ξ Cnc | 軒轅增二十四 | Xuānyuánzēngèrshísì | 24th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 柳 | Xīng | Star | 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuānyuán | 79 Cnc | 軒轅增五十八 | Xuānyuánzēngwǔshíbā | 58th additional star |