昴 (mǎo) — the Pleiades (one of the 28 lunar mansions in traditional Chinese astronomy)
Definition
昴 is the traditional Chinese name for the Pleiades star cluster, used as the third of the 28 lunar mansions (二十八宿) in classical astronomy.
noun
the Pleiades (one of the 28 lunar mansions in traditional Chinese astronomy)
Examples
- 昴。mǎo Xīng tuán zài yè kōng zhōng fēi cháng míng liàng.The Pleiades cluster is very bright in the night sky.
- 昴。Gǔ dài tiān wén xué jiā jiāng mǎo zuò wéi qiū jì jié qì de biāo zhì.Ancient astronomers used the Pleiades as a marker for autumn solar terms.
- ，昴。Èr shí bā xiù zhōng, mǎo pái zài dì sān wèi.Among the 28 lunar mansions, the Pleiades ranks third.
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