廿八躔

Traditional form:

廿八躔

Pinyin (reading):

niànbāchán

Definitions:

• the twenty-eight constellations
• also written 二十八宿 (èrshíbāxiù)

Characters:

• 廿 - twenty, twentieth
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 躔 - to follow, to imitate; path, rut

Traditional characters:

• 廿 - twenty, twentieth
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 躔 - to follow, to imitate; path, rut