Canis Major in Chinese astronomy
# Canis Major in Chinese astronomy

According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Canis Major is located within the southern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què).

The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 大犬座 (dà quǎn zuò), meaning "the giant dog constellation".

## Stars

| Four Symbols | Mansion (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Asterisms (Chinese name) | Romanization | Translation | Western star name | Chinese star name | Romanization | Translation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | β CMa | 軍市一 | Jūnshìyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ν^3$ CMa | 軍市二 | Jūnshìèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | 15 CMa | 軍市三 | Jūnshìsān | 3rd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | π CMa | 軍市四 | Jūnshìsì | 4th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ο^1$ CMa | 軍市五 | Jūnshìwu | 5th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ξ^1$ CMa | 軍市六 | Jūnshìliù | 6th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ν^1$ CMa | 軍市增一 | Jūnshìzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ξ^2$ CMa | 軍市增二 | Jūnshìzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | 12 CMa | 軍市增三 | Jūnshìzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 軍市 | Jūnshì | Market for Soldiers | $ο^2$ CMa | 軍市增五 | Jūnshìzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 野雞 | Yějī | Wild Cockerel | $ν^2$ CMa | 野雞 | Yějī | (One star of) |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 孫 | Sūn | Grandson |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 孫 | Sūn | Grandson | ζ CMa | 孫增一 | Sūnzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 孫 | Sūn | Grandson | λ CMa | 孫增二 | Sūnzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | α CMa |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | α CMa | 天狼 | Tiānláng | (One star of) |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | α CMa | 狼星 | Lángxīng | Wolf star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | α CMa | 天狼星 | Tiānlángxīng | Star of Celestial Wolf |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | α CMa | 賊星 | Zéixīng | Thief star, the meteor |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | 11 CMa | 天狼增一 | Tiānlángzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | θ CMa | 天狼增二 | Tiānlángzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | μ CMa | 天狼增三 | Tiānlángzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | γ CMa | 天狼增四 | Tiānlángzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 天狼 | Tiānláng | Celestial Wolf | ι CMa | 天狼增五 | Tiānlángzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | δ CMa |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | δ CMa | 弧矢一 | Húshǐyī | 1st star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | δ CMa | 矢中星 | Shǐzhōngxīng | Arrow in the center of the star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | δ CMa | 矢星 | Shǐxīng | Star of the arrow |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | δ CMa | 天园东北星 | Tiānyuándōngběixīng | Star in the northeast of Celestial Orchard constellation |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | η CMa |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | η CMa | 弧矢二 | Húshǐèr | 2nd star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | η CMa | 矢后星 | Shǐhòuxīng | Arrow in front of the star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | ε CMa |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | ε CMa | 弧矢七 | Húshǐqī | 7th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | ε CMa | 弧矢西第二星 | Húshǐxīdìèrxīng | Second western star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | κ CMa | 弧矢八 | Húshǐbā | 8th star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | 10 CMa | 弧矢增一 | Húshǐzēngyī | 1st additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | σ CMa | 弧矢增二 | Húshǐzēngèr | 2nd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | ω CMa | 弧矢增三 | Húshǐzēngsān | 3rd additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | 27 CMa | 弧矢增四 | Húshǐzēngsì | 4th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | 26 CMa | 弧矢增五 | Húshǐzēngwǔ | 5th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | τ CMa | 弧矢增六 | Húshǐzēngliù | 6th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | UW CMa | 弧矢增七 | Húshǐzēngqī | 7th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | FV CMa | 弧矢增二十五 | Húshǐzēngèrshíwǔ | 25th additional star |
| Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀) | 井 | Jǐng | Well | 弧矢 | Húshǐ | Bow and Arrow | LZ CMa | 弧矢增二十六 | Húshǐzēngèrshíliù | 26th additional star |
