Hairy Head (Chinese constellation)

Mǎo Xiù map

The Hairy Head mansion (昴宿, pinyin: Mǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.

This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.

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)