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十天干
shí​tiān​gān

ten Heavenly Stems

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十天干 shí​tiān​gān
ten Heavenly Stems
The ancient Chinese system of ten cyclic characters: 甲 jiǎ, 乙 yǐ, 丙 bǐng, 丁 dīng, 戊 wù, 己 jǐ, 庚 gēng, 辛 xīn, 壬 rén, and 癸 guǐ; used for calendar cycles and as ordinal numbers like I, II, and III.

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  • 丙 bǐng
  • 甲 jiǎ
  • 辛 xīn
  • 乙 yǐ
  • 癸 guǐ
  • 壬 rén
  • 戊 wù
  • 甲乙 jiǎ​yǐ