十二支

十二支
shíèrzhī

the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. noun

    the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

    • The twelve earthly branches were an ancient Chinese timekeeping system.

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Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.

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