申时 shēnshí 3-5 p.m. Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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°时 時 shí shichen any of the twelve two-hour periods into which the day was traditionally divided