Hairy Head
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.

Mǎo Xiù map
This mansion corresponds to the Pleiades in English.
Asterisms
English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hairy Head | 昴 | Taurus/Pleiades | 7 | The maned head |
Celestial River | 天河 | Aries | 1 | River in the sky |
Moon | 月 | Taurus | 1 | Moon spirit |
Yin Force | 天陰 | Aries/Taurus | 5 | Overcast sky force, or the shadows of north mountain, or officials of the emperor which hunting together |
Hay | 芻蒿 | Cetus | 6 | Hay and cattle food |
Celestial Meadows | 天苑 | Cetus/Eridanus | 16 | Imperial family's ranch |
Rolled Tongue | 卷舌 | Perseus | 6 | Shape of the curled tongue |
Celestial Slander | 天讒 | Perseus | 1 | Slanderous tongue |
Whetstone | 礪石 | Andromeda/Perseus/Taurus | 4 | Grindstone |
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