Girl (Chinese constellation)

Nǚ Xiù map

The Girl mansion (女宿, pinyin: Nǚ Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.

Asterisms

Chinese constellations
Three enclosures (三垣):
Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) \| Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) \| Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)
Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿):
East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) \| Neck (亢) \| Root (氐) \| Room (房) \| Heart (心) \| Tail (尾) \| Winnowing Basket (箕)
South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) \| Ghost (鬼) \| Willow (柳) \| Star (星) \| Extended Net (張) \| Wings (翼) \| Chariot (軫)
West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) \| Bond (婁) \| Stomach (胃) \| Hairy Head (昴) \| Net (畢) \| Turtle Beak (觜) \| Three Stars (參)
North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) \| Ox (牛) \| Girl (女) \| Emptiness (虛) \| Rooftop (危) \| Encampment (室) \| Wall (壁)