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干支
gān​zhī

sexagenary cycle

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

干支 gān​zhī sexagenary cycle

the ten 天干 tiān​gān and twelve 地支 dì​zhī used in ancient China to record years, months, days, and hours

References

see 支/支 → 干支/干支
abbreviation 天干地支/天干地支 → 干支/干支
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