In Chinese, (), meaning "Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure", refers to an asterism which represents eleven ancient states in China and which mark the right borderline of the enclosure, consisting of Delta Ophiuchi, Beta Herculis, Gamma Herculis, Kappa Herculis, Gamma Serpentis, Beta Serpentis, Alpha Serpentis, Delta Serpentis, Epsilon Serpentis, Epsilon Ophiuchi and Zeta Ophiuchi. Consequently, the Chinese name for Epsilon Ophiuchi itself is (, ), representing the state Chu (楚) (or Tsoo), together with Phi Capricorni (or 24 Capricorni in R.H.Allen's version) in the "Twelve States" (asterism).