 In Chinese, (), meaning "Left Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure", refers to an asterism consisting of Zeta Draconis, Iota Draconis, Eta Draconis, Theta Draconis, Upsilon Draconis, 73 Draconis, Gamma Cephei and 23 Cassiopeiae.Consequently, the Chinese name for Zeta Draconis itself is (, ), representing (), meaning "The First Minister".上弼 (Shǎngbì) is westernized into "Shang Pih" by R.H. Allen with meaning "the Higher Minister".