S^i S^i (by S^i S^en of Wei state, Z^an-guo era: 3.1, p. 37)

Gan S^i

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147

1^st

H Boo

6

regulators = helpers of caelestial king Da-jiao

2^nd

A Boo

1

great horn of caelestial king {cf. single horn of Qayin}

3^rd

R Boo

3

shield

148

4^th

C Boo

1

weapon

5^th

L Boo

1

halberd

6^th

K Boo

3

spear

7^th

I Her

5

flail (for threshing)

181

82

8^th

P Her

3

woman's bed

9^th

B Boo

7

7 dukes

10^th

B CrB

9

chain to enchain common people

11^th

X CrB

9

discipline, market-registry

12^th

A Lyr

3

spinning damsel

13^th

Z Oph

22

market; or, provinces:- west: Son, Wei, Yan, ... Qi, ... Z^ao, Wei, ...; east: Han, C^u, Lian, Ba, S^u, Qin, Z^ou, Z^en, Jin

149

14^th

A Her

1

seat of emperor

15^th

A Oph

1

"watching over": astrologer

16^th

60 Her

4

17^th

K Her

5

a measure

18^th

C Oph

18

official in charge of royal clan

19^th

68 Oph

4

assistants of 18^th

20^th

71 Oph

2

ancestor

150

21^st

Ps Oph

21

punishment of market-fraud

22^nd

Th Oph

4

river

23^rd

X Sgr

6

city-banner

24^th

5 Aql

9

casque

25^th

A Aql

12

big drum at river (3) + banner (9)

179

73^rd

26^th

1 Aql

4

4 pearls

27^th

Z Del

5

hard, dry melon

28^th

D Cyg

9

river-ford (across galaxy=river)

29^th

A Lac

22

flying serpent (mating with river-turtles & tortoises)

30^th

B Cas

5

charioteer holding whip

31^st

Ph Cas

6

"stepped road" on mountain

69^th

151

32^nd

U Cas

1

auxiliary road to 31^st

33^rd

C And

11

great general (1) + subordinates (10)

34^th

9 Per

8

mausoleum

178

68^th

35^th

H Per

9

boat (in river)

67^th

36^th

n Per

6

curled tongue [of lepidoptera?]

66^th

37^th

I Aur

14

5 chariots with sets of poles

38^th

Z Tau

1

pass "which opens and closes"

39^th

B CMi

6

juncture of rivers

40^th

Th Gem

5

5 lords

41^st

O Gem

1

"a store of water to make wine" [i.e., for diluting it]

59^th

42^nd

Ph Gem

1

stored wood

43^rd

68 Gem

4

water-level marker

44^th

A Leo

17

yellow dragon (Huan-di)

152

45^th

52 Leo

4

welcoming-men from Huan Di

175

46^th

46^th

B Vir

10

Privy Council, Spring Palace

47^th

B Leo

1

seat of solar god

48^th

[invis.]

4

seats of the 4 Di

49^th

X Vir

4

inner screen for 48^th

153

50^th

C Com

15

body-guards

51^st

A CVn

1

captain of 50^th

52^nd

61 UMa

7

standing rearguards

53^rd

I UMa

6

3 steps between courts: levels of education

54^th

Kh UMa

1

prime minister

55^th

Ps UMa

1

general in charge of yan-valve

56^th

44 UMa

6

prison for noblemen

57^th

O UMa

6

administrative center

58^th

A UMa

8

northern dipper

154

59^th

K Dra

15

Purple Palace

60^th

B UMa

5

North Pole office

61^st

7 Dra

1

Heavenly Unity

62^nd

8 Dra

1

August Unity: Supreme One

63^rd

D Cru

29

cavalry-arsenal; tower; parade-ground

64^th

X2 Cen

2

southern gate of cavalry-arsenal

65^th

C Hya

2

flat plain

66^th

C1 Cen

27

cavalry-officers

67^th

Th Lup

12

soldiers

68^th

24374

5

small tortoise

155

69^th

C Sco

1

shaman

70^th

M7 Sco

1

fish-roe

71^st

25094

3

pestle

169

21^st

72^nd

M CrA

14

big, soft-bellied river-turtle, their heads underlying the 3 isles of Pen-lai

73^rd

I Sgr

9

9 water-wells connected with underground channels [as in Iran]

74^th

I PsA

4

tub for waste-disposal

75^th

U Aqr

57

big Royal Guards; fortifications & trenches

76^th

A PsA

1

southern gate of camp of 75^th

77^th

B Cet

1

master of earth-works

78^th

H Cet

6

barn (for grain[-chaff?])

156

79^th

A Cet

13

granary [for millet?]

80^th

O Tau

4

granary for rice

81^st

C Eri

16

meadows for small cattle

82^nd

P5 Ori

5

banner of S^en

83^rd

B Eri

4

jade well for nobility

185

105^th

84^th

M Lep

2

screen for users of 85^th

184

98^th

85^th

B Lep

4

outhouse-shed (as toilet)

86^th

N2 Col

1

excrement from 85^th

97^th

87^th

17 Lep

13

market for soldiers

88^th

B CMa

1

pheasant

89^th

A CMa

1

wolf

181

84^th

90^th

K CMa

9

bow-and-arrow, directed at 89^th

91^st

A Car

1

Old Man of the South Pole

157

92^nd

D Vel

5

temple to worship Hou Ji (god of grains, p. 108)

93^rd

A Vir

2

horn of Green Dragon can lon, at main gate of palace-complex

94^th

K Vir

4

neck of can lon, at outer palace (for daily business)

95^th

A Lib

4

paw of can lon, at night-palace (for emperor & empress)

96^th

P Sco

6

breast of can lon, at place (Min Tan "Bright Hall") for announcing policy (4) + key to palace (2)

97^th

S Sco

3

heart of can lon, at seat of emperor in Bright Hall

158

98^th

M Sco

9

tail of can lon, at palace in rear (harem)

99^th

C Sgr

4

winnowing-basket

100^th

Ph Sgr

6

southern dipper

101^st

B Cap

6

ox

102^nd

E Aqr

4

woman: a maidservant, serving and mending

103^rd

B Aqr

5

emptiness, darkness: the Northland for mourning

104^th

A Aqr

7

roof of house (3) + tomb (4)

105^th

A Peg

8

place for contemplation (2) + granary for army (6)

106^th

C Peg

2

"secret library for court officials"

107^th

Z And

16

a ["greedy"] swine

108^th

A Ari

3

sickle (of reaper)

159

109^th

35 Ari

3

thick stomach, fat belly

110^th

17 Tau

7

lodge for white clothes for mourning the dead: "sign of death"; setting sun

111^th

E Tau

9

hunting-net for catching animals (8) + ear of man hearing the animals (1)

112^th

Ph Ori

3

beak of bird, viz. of falcon (to catch rabbits); or (p. 160), head of white tiger (bai hu)

160

113^th

D Ori

10

huntsman, or warrior with royal standard & dagger; weighing-beam

114^th

M Gem

8

eastern well

115^th

Th Cnc

5

ghosts in yu-gui ("ghost-wagon")

116^th

D Hya

8

beak of Red Bird, at willow(-twigs for wrapping corpses)

161

117^th

A Hya

7

neck of Red Bird, at city where people wear flowers

118^th

U Hya

6

belly of Red Bird, at "red lacquered bow of the Archer Yi"

119^th

A Crt

22

wings of the Red Bird z^u que, at "a wing"

120^th

C CrV

4

rear of carriage, or "place of death" [catasteric to mausoleum 34^th]

Gan S^i (by Gan De in Qi state, during the Z^an-guo & Qin, 4.1.1, p. 75))

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164

1^st

UMi

1

the Pole

2^nd

UMa

4

4 advisors (in Xin dynasty)

3^rd

Cas

16

canopy (of emperor)

4^th

C Cep

5

inner seats of 5 Di

165

5^th

Cep

6

the 6 jia (1^st of the 10 stems)

6^th

Dra

5

pillars (for announcements)

166

7^th

Kh Dra

1

officer in charge of public announcements

8^th

Ps Dra

1

woman in charge of waterclocks

9^th

15 Dra

5

secretary

10^th

UMi

2

yin-power

167

11^th

Dra

6

bed or mattress

12^th

UMa

4

great judge for nobility

168

13^th

4 Dra

2

14^th

2 Dra

6

inner steps

15^th

D Dra

5

kitchen

16^th

K Cas

1

whip of charioteer

17^th

3947

9

guest-rooms

18^th

D Cep

5

charioteer

169

19^th

72 Cyg

7

yard for chariots

20^th

K Peg

5

people wading across river

21^st

P Peg

3

pestle

22^nd

I Peg

4

mortar

23^rd

39 Dra

7

basket for mulberry-leaves

24^th

25 Aqr

2

Si-min, judge in Dark World of Death

170

25^th

4 Peg

2

judge deciding titles & salaries

26^th

B Equ

2

judge about cowardice & bravery

27^th

G Equ

2

judge about deviations

28^th

E Del

5

over-ripe melon

29^th

C Sge

9

banner

30^th

55 Sgr

2

cock

31^st

T Cap

3

network of dikes

32^nd

M Oph

6

market-tower

33^rd

28 Her

4

a measure-box

34^th

2 Sco

1

sun-star

172

35^th

M Ser

1

nipple of breast (producing milk)

36^th

M Vir

6

ferry on lake(, for welcoming of guests)

37^th

C Lyr

4

(p. 173) pavilion for tuning of musical instruments

173

38^th

13 Lyr

5

carriage-road between palaces

39^th

24 CVn

3

3 Excellencies (advisers)

40^th

6 Boo

3

9 tripod-cauldrons of the Z^ou dynasty

174

41^st

X Boo

3

mattress

42^nd

78 Vir

2

fields (for ploughing)

43^rd

53 Vir

2

gate

175

44^th

74 Vir

2

flat road

45^th

Th Vir

1

nominations (to offices)

46^th

16 Vir

1

introducer of visitors

152

45^th

47^th

Vir

3

3 seats for the 3 of 39^th

48^th

R Vir

3

inner seats of 9 ministers

176

49^th

6 Com

5

5 seats for 5 lords of heaven

50^th

93 Leo

1

crown-prince

51^st

92 Leo

1

page

52^nd

2 Com

1

favorite official

53^rd

Ph Leo

3

Min-tan ("Bright Hall")

177

54^th

59 Leo

3

astronomical observatory

55^th

UMa

4

56^th

30 LMi

4

mediator

57^th

Kh Cnc

4

beacon (for light-signals, as on Great Wall)

178

58^th

X Leo

3

tavern-sign

59^th

D Gem

3

3-footed wine-cup

151

41^st

60^th

T Tau

6

several princes

61^st

Kh2 Ori

4

animal-tamer, deity of omina

62^nd

K Aur

9

9-starred banner of throne

63^rd

97 Tau

4

terrace

64^th

Ps Tau

4

whetstone (for sharpening)

65^th

B Cam

8

8 species of grains (rice, broomseed, millet, barley, soybeans, wheat, red beans, sesame)

66^th

42 Per

1

slander, gossip {fn. 8, cf. gossip about +Arundhati}

36^th

67^th

L Per

1

bilge-water in ship

35^th

68^th

P Per

1

several dead bodies

34^th

69^th

15 Ari

5

official of forest, or of bamboo in mountains

70^th

107 Psc

5

official of cows & horses

71^st

A Tri

1

south-gate of noblemen

72^nd

19 Aur

5

pond

73^rd

L Aur ?

3

"pool of harmony"

74^th

37 Tau

1

moon-star

180

75^th

K Tau

2

street

76^th

Ari

1

hillside

77^th

1 Cen

7

Green Hills (of wounded-in-knee wind-god, in the south)

78^th

7

deprivation of dignity: beheaders

79^th

L Lib

3

battle-field chariots

80^th

K Lup

1

cavalry-general

81^st

Z Lup

3

raiders

181

82^nd

M7 Sco

1

chaff

83^rd

1

farmer

84^th

51 Sgr

2

hound

85^th

W Sgr

4

territory of hounds

86^th

4 Cap

9

fields to be divided (into fiefs: p. 182, every 3 years)

182

87^th

Z Cap

2

mourning or lamentations

88^th

R Aqr

2

where people wept

89^th

32 Aqr

2

roofed house or shed

90^th

A Phe

9

sway-net (for catching birds)

91^st

S Peg

6

lightning

92^nd

K Psc

4

cloud-and-rain

93^rd

B Psc

5

thunder-clap

184

94^th

W Psc

2

Tu-gon [cf. Tu-di-gon] god of earth-works

95^th

Z Peg

2

assistant to 94^th

96^th

S Scl

5

sickle

97^th

20 Cet

7

manure-pit sewer nigh farm

156

86^th

98^th

D Psc

7

outer fence: to screen 97^th

84^th

99^th

N For

3

ricks of grain (in fields)

100^th

R Cet

6

wormwood {name of a star in Revelation of St. John}

101^st

U Eri

13

orchard [or, vegetable garden, fn. 11]

185

102^nd

O2 Eri

9

9 interpreters (dragoman)

103^rd

90 Tau

8

mace; scepter of S^en

104^th

Ori

9

9 flags

105^th

K Lep

4

well for soldiers

83^rd

106^th

N Ori

4

water-palace (of river-god He Bo)

107^th

E Mon

4

4 rivers

108^th

D Mon

4

2 hills (on both sides of gate leading to palace)

109^th

10328

7

hound

110^th

E Col

2

husbandman

111^th

B Col

2

son

186

112^th

D Col

2

grandsons

113^th

N Pup

6

house-altar for ancestors

114^th

12 Hya

1

estimator of age of animals to be slaughtered (not killed too young)

115^th

2 Hya

6

out-door kitchen (in fields)

116^th

A Pyx

14

ancestor-temple

117^th

? Vel

5

place of barbarians

118^th

Vel

32

house for musical instruments

during reign of __

it was __

meaning

Huan Di

he gon

Universal Palace

Yao

xu s^i

Hall of passage

S^un

zon z^an

General Institution Hall

Xia dynasty

s^i s^i

Ancestral Temple

Yin dynasty

yan guan

Hall of Yan

Z^ou dynasty

min tan

Bright Hall

name

god of __

Lei Cu (= A Pegasi, p. 184 fn. 9)

[ancestor]

Di-an Mu

lightning

Lei Gon

thunder

Yu S^i

rain

Fen Bo

wind

Wu-xian S^i [by Wu-xian inventor of yarrow-stick divination, in reign of king Da Wu of Yin dynasty, p. 78]

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1^st

14737

1

old man

2^nd

30 UMa

3

3 "top instructors"

3^rd

2

high judge of Qin court

4^th

4

court ladies educating concubines in etiquette

5^th

C Sex

3

some ministers

6^th

53 Leo

4

"strong wall" of path of Huan Di

152

45

188

7^th

72 Leo

1

brave guards with tiger-masks [worn on back of head, for Janus-aspect]

8^th

X Hya

2