The Shang grapheme 帝 Dì, "Deity", outlined by connecting the stars γ, β, and 5 of the Little Bear (of which the former two are part of the scoop of the Little Dipper) and ζ, ε, and δ of the Big Dipper/Great Chariot, to locate the north pole (北极 Běijí, "northern culmen"). Source: Pankenier, David W. (2004). "A Brief History of Beiji 北极 (Northern Culmen), with an Excursus on the Origin of the Character di 帝". Journal of the American Oriental Society, 124 (2): 211–236.  DOI 10.2307/4132212. See pp. 226–236.

According to John C. Didier the same drawing was originally called 口 Dīng (older form of 丁, the "carpenter's square", symbol of cosmic power, from which the same Dì would derive), and represented the supreme godhead as a square. Source: Didier, John C. (2009). "In and Outside the Square: The Sky and the Power of Belief in Ancient China and the World, c. 4500 BC – AD 200". Sino-Platonic Papers. Victor H. Mair (192). Volume I: The Ancient Eurasian World and the Celestial Pivot, p. 216.
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