shí'èr​zhī

earthly branches

  • updated sense approved 十二支 · shí'èr​zhī · earthly branches

    十二支

    shí'èr​zhī

    earthly branches

    The twelve earthly branches (子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥), 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.

    十二生肖与十二支一一对应。

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 十二支 · shí'èr​zhī · earthly branches

    十二支

    shí'èr​zhī

    earthly branches

    The twelve earthly branches (子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥), used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers.

    十二生肖与十二支一一对应。

    created sense