勾陳一

See also: 勾陈一

Chinese

		Gou Chen or “Curved Array”, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure consisting of six stars, corresponding to the Western constellations of Ursa Minor and Cepheus. In ancient times, this asterism represented the Emperor's harem.	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (勾陳一)		勾陳	一
simp. (勾陈一)		勾陈	一

Etymology

勾陳／勾陈 (Gōuchén) is an ancient Chinese constellation (and the mythical figures that were associated with it) that consisted of 6 stars pertaining to the modern day Ursa Minor, this being the first and the brightest of the 6.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gōuchényī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau¹ can⁴ jat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gōuchényī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gouchényi
    • Wade–Giles: Kou¹-chʻên²-i¹
    • Yale: Gōu-chén-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goucherni
    • Palladius: Гоучэньи (Goučɛnʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau¹ can⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: ngāu chàhn yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau¹ tsan⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo¹ cen⁴ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Proper noun

勾陳一

1. (astronomy) α Ursae Minoris, which has become the current northern pole star since the last millennium