# Ophiuchus in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Ophiuchus lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng) and The Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and Three Enclosures (三垣, Sān Yuán), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 蛇夫座 (shé fū zuò), which means "the snake man constellation".

## Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Ophiuchus area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ν Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ν Oph | 天市左垣九 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánjiǔ | 9th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | ν Oph | 燕 | Yān | (Star of) Yan |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | η Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | η Oph | 天市左垣十一 | Tiānshìzuǒyuánshíyī | 11th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | η Oph | 宋 | Sòng | (Star of) Song |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | η Oph | 张宿西第二星 | Zhāngsùxīdìèrxīng | 2nd star in the west of Extended Net constellation |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | V841 Oph | 宋增一 | Sòngzēngyī | 1st additional of Song |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市左垣 | Tiānshìzuǒyuán | Left Wall | 29 Oph | 宋增二 | Sòngzēngyī | 2nd additional of Song |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | δ Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | δ Oph | 天市右垣九 | Tiānshìyòuyuánjiǔ | 9th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | δ Oph | 梁 | Liáng | (Star of) Liang |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ε Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ε Oph | 天市右垣十 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshí | 10th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ε Oph | 楚 | Chǔ | (Star of) Chu |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ζ Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ζ Oph | 天市右垣十一 | Tiānshìyòuyuánshíyī | 11th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 天市右垣 | Tiānshìyòuyuán | Right Wall | ζ Oph | 韓 | Hán | (Star of) Han |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office | μ Oph | 市樓一 | Shìlóuyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office | τ Oph | 市樓三 | Shìlóusān | 3rd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 市樓 | Shìlóu | Municipal Office | HD 161056 | 市樓六 | Shìlóuliù | 6th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | υ Oph | 車肆一 | Chēsìyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | 20 Oph | 車肆二 | Chēsìèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | 23 Oph | 車肆增一 | Chēsìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 車肆 | Chēsì | Commodity Market | 30 Oph | 車肆增二 | Chēsìzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | β Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | β Oph | 宗正一 | Zōngzhèngyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | β Oph | 宗正西星 | Zōngzhèngxīxīng | Western star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | β Oph | 内平 | Nèipíng | High judge |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | γ Oph | 宗正二 | Zōngzhèngèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | 61 Oph | 宗正增一 | Zōngzhèngzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | σ Oph | 宗正增二 | Zōngzhèngzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗正 | Zōngzhèng | Official for Royal Clan | 41 Oph | 宗正增三 | Zōngzhèngzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 66 Oph | 宗人一 | Zōngrényī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 67 Oph | 宗人二 | Zōngrénèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 68 Oph | 宗人三 | Zōngrénsān | 3rd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 70 Oph | 宗人四 | Zōngrénsì | 4th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 72 Oph | 宗人增一 | Zōngrénzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 71 Oph | 宗人增二 | Zōngrénzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 73 Oph | 宗人增三 | Zōngrénzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宗人 | Zōngrén | Official of Religious Ceremonies | 74 Oph | 宗人增四 | Zōngrénzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | α Oph |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | α Oph | 候 | Hòu | (One star of) |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | α Oph | 候星 | Hòuxīng | Star of astrologer (prince) |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | 54 Oph | 候增三 | Hòuzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | 56 Oph | 候增四 | Hòuzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 候 | Hòu | Astrologer | 53 Oph | 候增五 | Hòuzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | 32 Oph | 宦者一 | Huànzhěyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | 37 Oph | 宦者四 | Huànzhěsì | 4th star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 宦者 | Huànzhě | Eunuch Official | HD 156681 | 宦者增五 | Huànzhězēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | λ Oph | 列肆二 | Lièsìèr | 2nd star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | 21 Oph | 列肆增一 | Lièsìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | 16 Oph | 列肆增二 | Lièsìzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | 14 Oph | 列肆增三 | Lièsìzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 列肆 | Lièsì | Jewel Market | 12 Oph | 列肆增四 | Lièsìzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid | ι Oph | 斛一 | Huyī | 1st star |
| Three Enclosures (三垣) | 天市垣 | Tiān Shì Yuán | Heavenly Market enclosure | 斛 | Hú | Dipper for Solid | κ Oph | 斛二 | Huèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | φ Oph | 東咸一 | Dōngxiányī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | χ Oph | 東咸二 | Dōngxiánèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | ψ Oph | 東咸三 | Dōngxiánsān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | ω Oph | 東咸四 | Dōngxiánsì | 4th star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 房 | Fáng | Room | 東咸 | Dōngxián | Eastern Door | 24 Sco | 東咸增一 | Dōngxiánzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | ρ Oph | 心宿增四 | Xīnsùzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 15 Oph | 心宿增六 | Xīnsùzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 心 | Xīn | Heart | 18 Oph | 心宿增七 | Xīnsùzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | HD 155401 | 天江一 | Tiānjiāngyī | 1st star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 36 Oph A | 天江二 | Tiānjiāngèr | 2nd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | θ Oph |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | θ Oph | 天江三 | Tiānjiāngsān | 3rd star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | θ Oph | 天江东第三星 | Tiānjiāngdōngdìsānxīng | Eastern and 3rd rank star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 44 Oph | 天江四 | Tiānjiāngsì | 4th star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 43 Oph | 天江增一 | Tiānjiāngzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 38 Oph | 天江增二 | Tiānjiāngzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 36 Oph C | 天江增三 | Tiānjiāngzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | HD 156992 | 天江增四 | Tiānjiāngzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 191 Oph | 天江增五 | Tiānjiāngzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | ο Oph | 天江增六 | Tiānjiāngzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | ξ Oph | 天江增七 | Tiānjiāngzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | HD 154418 | 天江增八 | Tiānjiāngzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 26 Oph | 天江增九 | Tiānjiāngzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 28 Oph | 天江增十 | Tiānjiāngzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 尾 | Wěi | Tail | 天江 | Tiānjiāng | Celestial River | 31 Oph C | 天江增十一 | Tiānjiāngzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 糠 | Kāng | Chaff |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 糠 | Kāng | Chaff | 45 Oph | 糠 | Kāng | (One star of) |
| Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍) | 箕 | Jī | Winnowing Basket | 糠 | Kāng | Chaff | HD 157955 | 糠增一 | Kāngzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | 58 Oph | 天籥三 | Tiānyuèsān | 3rd star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | HD 160042 | 天籥四 | Tiānyuèsì | 4th star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | 52 Oph | 天籥五 | Tiānyuèwǔ | 5th star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | 51 Oph | 天籥六 | Tiānyuèliù | 6th star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | HD 158704 | 天籥七 | Tiānyuèqī | 7th star |
| Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武) | 斗 | Dǒu | Dipper | 天籥 | Tiānyuè | Celestial Keyhole | 50 Oph | 天龠增一 | Tiānyuèzēngyī | 1st additional star |