干支
干支
gān zhī
the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝; sexagenary cycle
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Definitions
- the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
- sexagenary cycle
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Related Words
乙(yǐ)— second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
→丁(Dīng)— surname Ding
→丙(bǐng)— third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
→甲子(jiǎ zǐ)— first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1])
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