Leu (orLow) sieu (simplified Chinese: 娄宿; traditional Chinese: 婁宿; pinyin: Lóu Xiù) 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 | Modern constellation |
Number of stars | Alternative names |
Notes | Representing |
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| Leu | 婁（娄） | the Train of a garment | Aries | 3 | 天狱[citation needed], 降婁 （降娄）[citation needed], 郁车宫[citation needed] |
[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 | Pisces | 5 | [4] | Livestock manager | |
| Tien Yuen | 天倉 （天仓） | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Cetus | 6 | [5] | Second granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
| Tien Yu | 天庾 | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Fornax | 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 | Andromeda Perseus Triangulum |
11 | 天將軍,[7][8] 大將軍[citation needed], 將軍[9] |
[10] | The great general of the heavens and ten subordinate officers |
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| Three Enclosures (三垣) |
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| Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿) |
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