White Tiger (mythology)

For other uses, see White tiger (disambiguation).

The White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; pinyin: Báihǔ), is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎; Xīfāng Báihǔ). It represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.

White Tiger
Bái Hǔ sculpture on an eaves tile
Chinese name
Chinese	白虎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Báihǔ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Baahk fú Jyutping Baak6 fu2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Pe̍h-hó͘
Korean name
Hangul	백호
Hanja	白虎
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Baekho

It is known as Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean, and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese.

Seven Mansions

As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the White Tiger. The names and determinative stars are:^[1][2]

Mansion no.	Name (pinyin)	Translation	Determinative star
15	奎 (Kuí)	Legs	Eta Andromedae
16	婁 (Lóu)	Bond	Beta Arietis
17	胃 (Wèi)	Stomach	35 Arietis
18	昴 (Mǎo)	Hairy Head	Alcyone
19	畢 (Bì)	Net	Ain
20	觜 (Zī)	Turtle Beak	Meissa
21	參 (Shēn)	Three Stars	Alnitak

See also

• Byakkotai

References

1. "The Chinese Sky". International Dunhuang Project. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
2. Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Helaine Selin (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2011-06-25.