Read Edit View history 十二支 shí'èrzhī Twelve Earthly Branches Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 Cross-References Same as 地支 dìzhī十二子 shí'èrzǐ岁阴 suìyīn
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 Cross-References Same as 地支 dìzhī十二子 shí'èrzǐ岁阴 suìyīn