Chang'e

Chang'e
The painting The Moon Goddess Chang E, dated to around 1500 (Ming dynasty)
Chinese	嫦娥
Literal meaning	Chang the Beautiful
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháng'é Wade–Giles Ch‘ang2-ê2 IPA [ʈʂʰǎŋ.ɤ̌] Gan Romanization Song4 ngo4 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sèuhng-Ngòh Jyutping Soeng4-Ngo4 IPA [sœŋ˩ ŋɔ˩] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Siông-ngô͘ Middle Chinese Middle Chinese /d͡ʑɨɐŋ ŋɑ/ Old Chinese Zhengzhang /*djaŋ ŋaːl/
Heng'e
Chinese	姮娥
Literal meaning	Heng the Beautiful
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Héng'é Wade–Giles Hêng2-ê2 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Hang4 Ngo4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sò͘-ngô͘

Chang'e (/ˈtʃɑːŋ.ə/ CHAHNG-ə; Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é), originally known as Heng'e (姮娥), is the goddess of the Moon and wife of Hou Yi, the great archer. Renowned by her beauty, Chang'e is also known for her ascending to the Moon with her pet Yu Tu, the Moon Rabbit and living in the Moon Palace (廣寒宮). She is one of the major goddesses in Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. In modern times, Chang'e is the namesake of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.