勾陳一

See also: 勾陈一

Chinese

		Gou Chen or “Curved Array”, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure consisting of six stars, corresponding to the Western constellations of Ursa Minor and Cepheus	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (勾陳一)		勾陳	一
simp. (勾陈一)		勾陈	一

Etymology

勾陳／勾陈 (Gōuchén) is an ancient Chinese constellation (and the mythical figures that were associated with it) that consisted of 6 stars pertaining to the modern day Ursa Minor, this being the first and the brightest of the 6.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gōuchényī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡㄔㄣˊ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ can⁴ jat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Gōuchényī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡㄔㄣˊ ㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goucherni
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau¹ can⁴ jat¹
  - Yale: ngāu chàhn yāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ tsan⁴ jat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ cen⁴ yed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Proper noun

勾陳一

(astronomy) Polaris; the North Star

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