dīng​mǎo

fourth term of the sexagenary cycle

  • created sense approved 丁卯 · dīng​mǎo · fourth term of the sexagenary cycle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    dīng​mǎo

    fourth term of the sexagenary cycle

    The fourth of the 60 terms in the sexagenary cycle (a combination of the fourth Heavenly Stem and the fourth Earthly Branch), used to designate years (e.g., 1927, 1987, 2047), months, and days

    丁 (literal) → 丁 · dīng · fourth 卯 (literal) → 卯 · mǎo · 4th earthly branch

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