Vermilion Bird

The Vermilion Bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It represents the fire-element, the south direction, and the season summer correspondingly. Sometimes it is called the Vermilion Bird of the South (, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is known as Zhū Què in post Manchu dynasty Standard Modern Mandarin Chinese, Suzaku in Modern Japanese, and Jujak in Modern Korean.

The color vermilion is often called chinese red.

It is described as a red bird that resembles a pheasant with a five-colored plumage (bird's feathers) and is covered in flames. It is often mistaken for the Fenghuang (Named Chinese Phoenix) due to similarities in appearance, but the two are different creatures.

 Seven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird 
As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the Vermilion Bird. The names and determinative stars are:
 Mansion no.  Name (pinyin)  Translation  Determinative star 22   (Jǐng)  Well (Good) μ Gem 23   (Guǐ)  Ghost  θ Cnc 24   (Liǔ)  Willow  δ Hya 25   (Xīng)  Star  α Hya 26   (Zhāng)  Extended Net  υ¹ Hya 27   (Yì)  Wings  α Crt 28   (Zhěn)  Chariot  γ Crv

 Nature of the symbol 
The Vermilion Bird is elegant and noble in both appearance and behavior, with feathers in many different colors of vermilion. It is very selective about what it eats and where it perches.
 Stars 
Four SymbolsMansion (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationAsterisms (Chinese name)RomanizationTranslationWestern star nameChinese star nameRomanizationTranslation Vermilion Bird of the South
(南方朱雀)GuǐGhostWàichúOuter Kitchen2 HyaWàichúyī1st star3 Hya / HD 74395Wàichúèr2nd star14 HyaWàichúsān3rd starLiǔWillowLiǔWillow  AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 28 日 δ HyaLiǔxiùyī1st starLiǔxiùjùxīngSeparated starLiǔxiùxītoudìsānxīng3rd star in the upper westYùjǐngxīběixīngStar in northwest of Jade Well constellationWǔThe thong ChúnhuǒxīngThe phoenixσ HyaLiǔxiùèr2nd starη HyaLiǔxiùsān3rd starρ HyaLiǔxiùsì4th starε HyaLiǔxiùwǔ5th starζ HyaLiǔxiùliù6th starω HyaLiǔxiùqī7th starθ HyaLiǔxiùbā8th starXīngStarXīngStar  AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 29 日 α HyaXīngxiùyī1st starXīngxiùjùxīngSeparated starXīngxiùzhōngyāngdàxīngBig star in the centerτ1 HyaXīngxiùèr2nd starτ2 HyaXīngxiùsān3rd starι HyaXīngxiùsì4th star26 HyaXīngxiùwǔ5th star27 HyaXīngxiùliù6th starHD 82477 & HD 82428Xīngxiùqī7th starZhāngExtended NetZhāngExtended Net  AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 30 日 υ1 HyaZhāngxiùyī1st starλ HyaZhāngxiùèr2nd starμ HyaZhāngxiùsān3rd starHD 87344Zhāngxiùsì4th starκ HyaZhāngxiùwǔ5th starφ HyaZhāngxiùliù6th starYìWingsYìWings  AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 31 日   夢之大地 @ 國立成功大學 WebBBS DreamLand @ National Cheng Kung University WebBBS Systemν HyaYìxiùwǔ5th starHD 100307Yìxiùshíbā18th starHD 96819Yìxiùshíjiǔ19th starχ1 HyaYìxiùèrshí20th starHD 102620Yìxiùèrshíyī21st starHD 103462Yìxiùèrshíèr22nd starZhěnChariotQīngqiūGreen Hill  AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 22 日 β HyaQīngqiūyī1st starTǔgōngxīxīngStar in the west of Official for Earthworks and Buildings constellationHD 103596Qīngqiūèr2nd star17 Crtthe star is actually located in the constellation HydraQīngqiūsān3rd starHD 100393Qīngqiūsì4th starξ HyaQīngqiūwu5th starο HyaQīngqiūqī7th star軍門JūnménMilitary GateHD 104309Jūnményī1st star

 In popular culture 

In the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, the Vermilion Bird is depicted as a beautiful, phoenix-like, winged woman who wields the power of flames, known as the "Incarnation of Suzaku, Leilan".
In the Beyblade series, the Vermilion Bird is called Dranzer.
In B-Daman Fireblast, the main protagonist Kamon Godai's B-daman is named Drive Garuburn, whose B-Animal is the Vermilion Bird of the South.
In the Digimon series, Zhuqiaomon is designed after it.
In the Fushigi Yugi series, Miaka Yūki's journey in the Universe of the Four Gods involves her becoming the Priestess of Suzaku. The god is shown as a bird for most of the series, with only the final few episodes showing him in a humanoid, winged form.
In the video game Final Fantasy Type-0 the Vermilion Bird is the name of one of the four Crystals of Orience, representing the Dominion of Rubrum.
In the video game Final Fantasy XIV Suzaku is one of the auspices introduced in the second expansion of the game, Stormblood.
In the film Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris, the monster Iris is at one point suggested to be the Vermilion Bird.
In the Yu Yu Hakusho series, Suzaku is portrayed in a humanoid form as leader of the Underworld group The Four Beasts.
In the Sunrise anime series Code Geass, a character is named Suzaku Kururugi.
In the PlayStation 4 exclusive game titles Nioh, there is a spirit guardian phoenix named Suzaku that will resurrect players upon death by activating their living weapon. Once the living weapon runs out, the player is brought back with one hit point.
In Tokyo Majin, the Vermilion Bird has a vessel who is a character known as Marie Claire.
In Kemono Friends, the Vermilion Bird is anthropomorphised (Designed differently) along with the other Chinese Four Symbols.
In Yami no Matsuei, the Vermillion Bird, known only as Suzaku, appears as a shikigami (conjured spirit) that is summoned by Asato Tsuzuki
In Overwatch'''s 2018 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog) event, Mercy, one of the game's support heroes, has a cosmetic skin (alternative design for the character) based on this legendary bird.
In World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, the Vermillion bird has been used as the major inspiration to create Chi-Ji, the Red Crane.
In Sekiro'', the upgrade to the Loaded Umbrella prosthetic tool, Suzaku’s Lotus Umbrella is a red shield that protects the player from fire damage.

 Related pages 
Fenghuang
Phoenix (mythology)

 References 

Category:Legendary creatures