Sukuyo mansion: Winnowing Basket (箕)
Taking its name from the basket used to toss grain and blow away chaff, Winnowing Basket (箕) is pictured as frank, independent and quick to sort what matters.
An editorial reading of the mansion’s name and sky imagery, shared by everyone with this mansion—not a personal assessment or a historical quotation.
Key facts
- Position on the ring of 27
- 18 / 27
- Matching Indian lunar mansion (nakshatra)
- Purva Ashadha
- Celestial quadrant
- Azure Dragon of the East
- Month-start mansion of the old calendar
- Not the start of any month
- Neighbouring mansions
- Tail (尾) · Dipper (斗)
- Karma and Womb mansions
- Karma (業): Stomach (胃) · Womb (胎): Extended Net (张)
Name and sky
The name refers to the basket used to toss grain and separate out the chaff. The mansion is made of four stars in Sagittarius whose outline resembles such a basket. It is the last of the Azure Dragon's seven mansions, following Tail (尾) and leading into Dipper (斗) of the Black Tortoise of the north, and it corresponds to the nakshatra Purva Ashadha.
A symbolic reading
Toss a winnowing basket and the light husks fly off while the heavy grain stays; that farmyard motion is close to how this reading sketches Winnowing Basket (箕). In this symbolic interpretation, this mansion is straightforward and dislikes roundabout ways, habitually separating the essential from the secondary and losing patience with situations that drag on. It is also described as strongly independent, preferring to make its own decisions, and fond of moving around and meeting people from varied backgrounds. This reading adds that it is openhanded with those close to it, yet gives little ground on principles it has settled.
Constructive themes
- A winnowing basket exists to part grain from chaff, so this reading treats Winnowing Basket (箕) as good at choosing, often brisk when cluttered information must be reduced to essentials.
- Standing at the dragon's end just before Dipper (斗) of the Black Tortoise, it is often read as moving between circles and connecting people on both sides.
Tendencies to keep in view
- One hard shake of the basket settles what stays and what goes; this reading suggests watching whether quick judgments discard things that still had value.
- Its four stars in Sagittarius form an open basket with nothing to soften it, hinting at a tendency toward plain, unpadded words others may struggle to receive.
Key points for Winnowing Basket (箕)
These readings are written for this site from the mansion's symbolism. They are not quotations from classical texts and not personality facts proven by star positions; treat them as hypotheses to test against your own experience.
Toss the grain and the chaff blows off. Winnowing Basket (箕) works as a symbol of frankness, independence and a quick eye for what matters and what doesn't.
Way of working
Cutting cluttered information down to essentials, deciding independently and moving between circles suit this symbol. The risk is a hard shake that discards things still holding value, so a holding pile for items you can't yet judge helps.
Relationship pattern
Openhanded with those who are close, and little given to negotiation on settled principles. Plain, unpadded words may reach people as sharper than meant. Adding one line of context before a verdict helps them receive it.
Misuse to avoid
Every blunt cut gets called 'just sorting' even when the real result is dismissing a person. The basket separates grain from husk; the image gives no licence to treat people as husk.
Reality check
Treat the traditional symbolism as a hypothesis to test: pick one familiar situation and try the smallest action.
Core tendency
When it overshootsImpatience with drawn-out situations might lead to leaving before the useful part arrives.
Try this insteadStay through one slow stage and record what showed up in it.
Work and decisions
When it overshootsQuick judgments may throw away options that later turn out to be the useful ones.
Try this insteadKeep a 'maybe' folder for a week before deleting anything.
Communication
When it overshootsStraight talk with no padding could leave the other person unable to hear the content.
Try this insteadAdd one sentence of context before giving a hard assessment.
Boundaries
When it overshootsStanding at the dragon's end, linking circles, you may give so freely that time for yourself thins.
Try this insteadDecline one request this week and give the reason in a single line.
| Area of life | When it overshoots | Try this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Core tendency | Impatience with drawn-out situations might lead to leaving before the useful part arrives. | Stay through one slow stage and record what showed up in it. |
| Work and decisions | Quick judgments may throw away options that later turn out to be the useful ones. | Keep a 'maybe' folder for a week before deleting anything. |
| Communication | Straight talk with no padding could leave the other person unable to hear the content. | Add one sentence of context before giving a hard assessment. |
| Boundaries | Standing at the dragon's end, linking circles, you may give so freely that time for yourself thins. | Decline one request this week and give the reason in a single line. |
Relationships with the other 26 mansions
Relationships have a direction: the left column is how you see the other person, the right column how they see you.
| Their mansion | You see them as | They see you as | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach (胃) | Karma (業) | Womb (胎) | no distance band |
| Extended Net (张) | Womb (胎) | Karma (業) | no distance band |
| Dipper (斗) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | near distance |
| Hairy Head (昴) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | far distance |
| Wings (翼) | Prosper (栄) | Kin (親) | middle distance |
| Bond (娄) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | middle distance |
| Star (星) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | far distance |
| Tail (尾) | Kin (親) | Prosper (栄) | near distance |
| Legs (奎) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | middle distance |
| Willow (柳) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | far distance |
| Heart (心) | Friend (友) | Decline (衰) | near distance |
| Girl (女) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | near distance |
| Net (毕) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | far distance |
| Chariot (轸) | Decline (衰) | Friend (友) | middle distance |
| Emptiness (虚) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | near distance |
| Turtle Beak (觜) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | far distance |
| Horn (角) | Ease (安) | Break (壊) | middle distance |
| Wall (壁) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | middle distance |
| Ghost (鬼) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | far distance |
| Room (房) | Break (壊) | Ease (安) | near distance |
| Rooftop (危) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | near distance |
| Three Stars (参) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | far distance |
| Neck (亢) | Peril (危) | Attain (成) | middle distance |
| Encampment (室) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | middle distance |
| Well (井) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | far distance |
| Root (氐) | Attain (成) | Peril (危) | near distance |