Leu (or Low) sieu meaning "the Train of a garment", is one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of traditional Chinese astronomy. It is one of the mansions of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).
Asterism | Chinese name[1] | Meaning | Number of stars | Alternative names | Notes | Representing | ||
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Leu | 婁(娄) | the Train of a garment | 3 | 天狱, 降婁 (降娄), 郁车宫 | [2] | The lasso which was used to hang the sacrificed animal and the sickle for cutting the harvest | ||
Tso Kang | 左更 | the Left Watch | Aries | 5 | [3] | Forestry manager | ||
Yew Kang | 右更 | The Right-hand Watch | 5 | [4] | Livestock manager | |||
Tien Yuen | 天倉 (天仓) | Heaven's Temporary Granary | 6 | [5] | Second granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |||
Tien Yu | 天庾 | Heaven's Temporary Granary | 3 | [6] | Third granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |||
Tien Ta Tseang | 天大將軍 (天大将军) | Heaven's Great General | 11 | 天將軍,[7] [8] 大將軍, 將軍[9] | [10] | The great general of the heavens and ten subordinate officers |