The twelve earthly branches (子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, 亥 hài), used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers.

十二生肖与十二支一一对应。