氐てい

noun

Di (ancient Chinese ethnic group)

Historical term for an ancient non-Han people in China. Used in historical or archaeological contexts.

• 氐ていは古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの西せい方ほうに住すんでいた民みん族ぞくの一ひとつである。

  The Di were one of the ethnic groups that lived in the western regions of ancient China.

noun

Root (Chinese constellation)

One of the 28 Chinese lunar mansions, part of the Azure Dragon group. Used in traditional East Asian astronomy and astrology.

See also: 二十八宿 · 蒼竜 (そうりょう)

• 氐ていは二に十じゅう八はっ宿しゅくの一ひとつで、蒼そう竜りょうの第だい三さん宿しゅくにあたる。

  氐 is one of the 28 mansions, corresponding to the third mansion of the Azure Dragon.