岁阴申 suìyīnshēn suiyinshen Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 岁阴 歲陰 suìyīn twelve earthly branches (bound form) refers to the twelve earthly branches, which are signs used in the traditional Chinese system for counting time and years; same as 地支 dìzhī or 十二支 shí'èrzhī申 shēn 9th earthly branch the ninth of the twelve earthly branches, representing the time from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the year of the Monkey, and the direction 240°