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Rooftop (Chinese constellation)
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The Rooftop mansion (Chinese: 危宿; pinyin: Wēi Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
| English name | Chinese name | Modern constellation | Number of stars |
| Rooftop | 危 | Aquarius/Pegasus | 3 |
| Tomb | 墳墓 | Aquarius | 4 |
| Humans | 人 | Pegasus | 4 |
| Pestle | 杵 | Pegasus/Lacerta | 3 |
| Mortar | 臼 | Pegasus/Cygnus | 4 |
| Big Yard for Chariots | 車府 | Cygnus/Lacerta | 7 |
| Celestial Hook | 天鈎 | Cepheus/Draco | 9 |
| Zao Fu [1] | 造父 | Cepheus | 5 |
| Roofing | 蓋屋 | Aquarius | 2 |
| Temple | 虛梁 | Aquarius | 4 |
| Celestial Money | 天錢 | Piscis Austrinus | 5 |
- ^ Zao Fu was a famous chariot driver.
| Chinese constellations |
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| Three enclosures (三垣): |
| Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) |
| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿): |
| East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕) |
| South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫) |
| West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參) |
| North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁) |