xuán​jī

jade armillary sphere

Senses

璇玑/ 璇璣 xuán​jī variants: 璿璣 jade armillary sphere

(literary) Ancient Chinese astronomical instrument used for measuring the positions of stars; also written 璇玑 xuán​jī.

璇玑/ 璇璣 xuán​jī variants: 璿璣 stars of the Big Dipper

Ancient name for the first four stars of the Big Dipper constellation; also used as a general name for the entire Big Dipper constellation

References

variant 璇玑/璇璣 璇玑/璿璣
variant 璇玑/璿璣 旋玑/旋璣
variant 璇玑/璿璣 璇机/璿機
see 璇玑/璇璣 璇玑玉衡/璿璣玉衡
see 璇/璇 璇玑/璇璣
see 玉衡/玉衡 璇玑/璇璣