# Orion in Chinese astronomy

The modern constellation Orion lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ) and Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què), that divide the sky in traditional Chinese uranography.
The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 猎户座 (liè hù zuò), meaning "the hunter constellation".

## Stars

The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Orion area consists of :
| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | ο$^1$ Ori | 參旗一 | Sānqíyī | 1st star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | ο$^2$ Ori | 參旗二 | Sānqíèr | 2nd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 6 Ori | 參旗三 | Sānqísān | 3rd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^1$ Ori | 參旗四 | Sānqísì | 4th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^2$ Ori | 參旗五 | Sānqíwu | 5th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^3$ Ori | 參旗六 | Sānqíliù | 6th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^4$ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^4$ Ori | 參旗七 | Sānqíqī | 7th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^4$ Ori | 胃宿西南星 | Wèixiùxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Stomach constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^5$ Ori | 參旗八 | Sānqíbā | 8th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | π$^6$ Ori | 參旗九 | Sānqíjiǔ | 9th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 11 Ori | 參旗增四 | Sānqízēngsì | 4th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 15 Ori | 參旗增五 | Sānqízēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 18 Ori | 參旗增六 | Sānqízēngliù | 6th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 16 Ori | 參旗增七 | Sānqízēngqī | 7th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 13 Ori | 參旗增八 | Sānqízēngbā | 8th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 14 Ori | 參旗增十 | Sānqízēngshí | 10th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 畢 | Bì | Net | 參旗 | Sānqí | Banner of Three Stars | 5 Ori | 參旗增十一 | Sānqízēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | λ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | λ Ori | 觜宿一 | Zīxiùyī | 1st star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | λ Ori | 觜宿北星 | Zīxiùyīběixīng | Northern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | λ Ori | 天船大星 | Tiānchuándàxīng | Big star in Celestial Boat constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | φ$^1$ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | φ$^1$ Ori | 觜宿二 | Zīxiùèr | 2nd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | φ$^1$ Ori | 觜宿距星 | Zīxiùyījùxīng | Separated star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | φ$^1$ Ori | 觜宿西南星 | Zīxiùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | φ$^2$ Ori | 觜宿三 | Zīxiùsān | 3rd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | χ$^2$ Ori | 司怪三 | Sīguàisān | 3rd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | χ$^1$ Ori | 司怪四 | Sīguàisì | 4th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 104 Tau | 司怪增一 | Sīguàizēngyī | 1st additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 57 Ori | 司怪增三 | Sīguàizēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 64 Ori | 司怪增四 | Sīguàizēngsì | 4th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 68 Ori | 司怪增五 | Sīguàizēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 觜 | Zī | Turtle Beak | 司怪 | Sīguài | Deity in Charge of Monsters | 71 Ori | 司怪增六 | Sīguàizēngliù | 6th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ζ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ζ Ori | 參宿一 | Shēnxiùyī | 1st star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ζ Ori | 參宿中央东星 | Shēnxiùzhōngyāngdōngxīng | Center star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ζ Ori | 昴宿西南星 | Mǎoxiùxīnánxīng | Star in the southwest of Hairy Head constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ε Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ε Ori | 參宿二 | Shēnxiùèr | 2nd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ε Ori | 參宿中央中星 | Shēnxiùzhōngyāngdōngxīng | Eastern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ε Ori | 天廪南星 | Tiānyǔnánxīng | Star in the south of Ricks of Grain constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | δ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | δ Ori | 參宿三 | Shēnxiùsān | 3rd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | δ Ori | 參宿距星 | Shēnxiùjùxīng | Separated star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | δ Ori | 參宿中央西星 | Shēnxiùzhōngyāngxīxīng | Western star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | δ Ori | 传舍西第四星 | Chuánshèxīdìsìxīng | 4th star in the west of Guest House constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori | 參宿四 | Shēnxiùsì | 4th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori | 参左肩 | Shēnzuǒxīng | Left-side star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori | 左將軍 | Zuǒjiāngjūn | Left-side general |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori | 參宿东北星 | Shēnxiùdōngběixīng | Northeastern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | α Ori | 卷舌东大星 | Shēnxiùdōngdàxīng | Big star in the east of Rolled Tongue constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori | 參宿五 | Shēnxiùwu | 5th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori | 参右肩 | Shēnyòuxīng | Right-side star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori | 右將軍 | Yòujiāngjūn | Right-side general |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori | 參宿西北星 | Shēnxiùxīběixīng | Northwestern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | γ Ori | 大陵大星 | Dàlíngdàxīng | Big star of Mausoleum constellation |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | κ Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | κ Ori | 參宿六 | Shēnxiùliù | 6th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | κ Ori | 參宿东南星 | Shēnxiùdōngnánxīng | Southeastern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | κ Ori | 偏將軍 | Piānjiāngjūn | Assistant general |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | β Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | β Ori | 參宿七 | Shēnxiùqī | 7th star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | β Ori | 參宿西南星 | Shēnxiùxīnánxīng | Southwestern star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | β Ori | 前將軍 | Qiánjiāngjūn | Leading general |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | σ Ori | 參宿增一 | Shēnxiùzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 31 Ori | 參宿增二 | Shēnxiùzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | η Ori | 參宿增三 | Shēnxiùzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 27 Ori | 參宿增四 | Shēnxiùzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 22 Ori | 參宿增五 | Shēnxiùzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ψ¹ Ori | 參宿增六 | Shēnxiùzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 21 Ori | 參宿增八 | Shēnxiùzēngbā | 8th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ρ Ori | 參宿增九 | Shēnxiùzēngjiǔ | 9th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 23 Ori | 參宿增十 | Shēnxiùzēngshí | 10th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ψ² Ori | 參宿增十一 | Shēnxiùzēngshíyī | 11th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 33 Ori | 參宿增十二 | Shēnxiùzēngshíèr | 12th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 32 Ori | 參宿增十三 | Shēnxiùzēngshísān | 13th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 38 Ori | 參宿增十四 | Shēnxiùzēngshísì | 14th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | ω Ori | 參宿增十五 | Shēnxiùzēngshíwǔ | 15th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 51 Ori | 參宿增十六 | Shēnxiùzēngshíliù | 16th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 52 Ori | 參宿增十七 | Shēnxiùzēngshíqī | 17th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | μ Ori | 參宿增十八 | Shēnxiùzēngshíbā | 18th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 63 Ori | 參宿增十九 | Shēnxiùzēngshíjiǔ | 19th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 66 Ori | 參宿增二十 | Shēnxiùzēngèrshí | 20th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 59 Ori | 參宿增二十一 | Shēnxiùzēngèrshíyī | 21st additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 56 Ori | 參宿增二十二 | Shēnxiùzēngèrshíèr | 22nd additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | HD 40657 | 參宿增二十三 | Shēnxiùzēngèrshísān | 23rd additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 55 Ori | 參宿增三十四 | Shēnxiùzēngsānshísì | 34th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 49 Ori | 參宿增三十五 | Shēnxiùzēngsānshíwǔ | 35th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | υ Ori | 參宿增三十六 | Shēnxiùzēngsānshíliù | 36th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 29 Ori | 參宿增三十七 | Shēnxiùzēngsānshíqī | 37th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | HD 35007 | 參宿增三十九 | Shēnxiùzēngsānshíjiǔ | 39th additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | θ$^1$ Ori | 伐一 | Fáyī | 1st star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | θ$^2$ Ori | 伐二 | Fáèr | 2nd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | υ Ori / ι Ori |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | υ Ori / ι Ori | 伐三 | Fásān | 3rd star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | υ Ori / ι Ori | 伐下星 | Fáxiàxīng | Under punishment (star) |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 伐 | Fá | Punishment | 45 Ori | 伐增一 | Fázēngyī | 1st additional star |
| White Tiger of the West (西方白虎) | 參 | Shēn | Three Stars | 玉井 | Yùjǐng | Jade Well | τ Ori | 玉井四 | Yùjǐngsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | ν Ori | 水府一 | Shuǐfǔyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | ξ Ori | 水府二 | Shuǐfǔèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | 72 Ori | 水府三 | Shuǐfǔsān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | 69 Ori | 水府四 | Shuǐfǔsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | 73 Ori | 水府增六 | Shuǐfǔzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | 74 Ori | 水府增七 | Shuǐfǔzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 水府 | Shuǐfǔ | Irrigation Official | 75 Ori | 水府增八 | Shuǐfǔzēngbā | 8th additional star |