dì​zhī

earthly branches

  • updated sense approved 地支 · dì​zhī · earthly branches

    地支

    dì​zhī

    earthly branches

    the 12 earthly branches (子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥), used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers the 12 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

    天干和地支常用来记录年份。

    noun

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 地支 · dì​zhī · earthly branches

    地支

    dì​zhī

    earthly branches

    the 12 earthly branches (子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥), used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers

    天干和地支常用来记录年份。

    noun

    created sense