shí'èr​dì​zhī

12 earthly branches

Senses

十二地支 shí'èr​dì​zhī 12 earthly branches

the twelve earthly branches: , chǒu, yín, mǎo, chén, , , wèi, shēn, yǒu, , hài (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

十二地支常用于中国传统历法中表示年份和时辰。

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