updated sense approved 十二地支 · shí'èrdìzhī · 12 earthly branches
十二地支
shí'èrdìzhī
12 earthly branches
the twelve earthly branches: 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)→ the twelve earthly branches: [[子|子|zi3]], [[丑|丑|chou3]], [[寅|寅|yin2]], [[卯|卯|mao3]], [[辰|辰|chen2]], [[巳|巳|si4]], [[午|午|wu3]], [[未|未|wei4]], [[申|申|shen1]], [[酉|酉|you3]], [[戌|戌|xu1]], [[亥|亥|hai4]] (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。
created sense approved 十二地支 · shí'èrdìzhī · 12 earthly branches
十二地支
shí'èrdìzhī
12 earthly branches
the twelve earthly branches: 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4] (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。