Read Edit View history 十二支 shí'èrzhī Twelve Earthly Branches Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 十二支 shí'èrzhī Twelve Earthly Branches The twelve symbols 子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, and 亥 hài, used anciently to record time and as ordinal numbers in the calendar Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 十二支/十二支 → 地支/地支 Edit Delete same_as 十二支/十二支 → 十二子/十二子 Edit Delete same_as 十二支/十二支 → 岁阴/歲陰 Edit Delete same_as 地支/地支 → 十二支/十二支 Edit Delete same_as 岁阴/歲陰 → 十二支/十二支 Edit Delete
十二支 shí'èrzhī Twelve Earthly Branches The twelve symbols 子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, and 亥 hài, used anciently to record time and as ordinal numbers in the calendar Edit Delete