心宿二

Xīnxiù'èr
proper noun #94,110

Meanings

  1. 1 Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius (Chinese astronomy)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xīnxiù'èr shì Tiānxiēzuò zuì liàng de héngxīng.
Antares is the brightest star in Scorpius.
HSK 7-9
Xiàyè nánfāng de tiānkōng kěyǐ kàndào hóngsè de Xīnxiù'èr.
On summer nights you can see the red star Antares in the southern sky.

Tips

culture
心宿 ('Heart Mansion') is one of the 二十八宿 (the Twenty-Eight Mansions) of traditional Chinese astronomy - the 'Heart' lunar lodging in the Eastern Azure Dragon 东方苍龙. 心宿二 is the second () and brightest star in that lodging, identified with Antares. In ancient texts it's also called 大火 ('Great Fire') because of its red color.

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