星官

星官

1. (literary) constellation

   • 天文有五官。官者，星官也，星座有尊卑，若人之官曹列位，故曰天官。

     From: Sima Zhen, Shiji Suoyin

     Tiānwén yǒu wǔ guān. Guān zhě, xīngguān yě, xīngzuò yǒu zūnbēi, ruò rén zhī guān cáo lièwèi, gù yuē tiānguān.

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2. (literary) configurations of the stars (formerly studied for their supposed influence on human affairs)
3. (literary) astral officer

   • 星官曆翁，莫能與其校得失。
     星官历翁，莫能与其校得失。

     From: Han Yu, 殿中侍御史李君墓誌銘

     Xīngguān lì wēng, mò néng yǔ qí xiào déshī.

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   • 因薦平知省事，又薦星官楊熙澄為樞密使
     因荐平知省事，又荐星官杨熙澄为枢密使

     From: 1345 CE, Toqto'a (lead editor), History of Song

     yīn jiàn píng zhī xǐngshì, yòu jiàn xīngguān Yángxīchéng wèi shūmìshǐ

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4. (literary) god in charge of the stars

   • 歷觀古名士畫金童玉女及神仙星官中，有婦人形相者，貌雖端嚴，神必清古。
     历观古名士画金童玉女及神仙星官中，有妇人形相者，貌虽端严，神必清古。

     From: Guo ruoxu, 圖畫見聞誌

     Lì guān gǔ míngshì huà jīntóngyùnǚ jí shénxiān xīngguān zhōng, yǒu fùrén xíng xiàng zhě, mào suī duān yán, shén bì qīng gǔ.

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• (configurations of the stars): 星象 (xīngxiàng)

• “星官”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.