shí'èr​zǐ

Twelve Earthly Branches

  • created sense approved 十二子 · shí'èr​zǐ · Twelve Earthly Branches — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十二子

    shí'èr​zǐ

    Twelve Earthly Branches

    the twelve characters used in traditional Chinese chronology to represent years, months, days, and double-hours

    十二 (literal) → 十二 · shí'èr · twelve 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · [Earthly Branch]

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