十二地支

shí èr dì zhī

Dictionary entry

the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

What does 十二地支 mean?

十二地支 (shí èr dì zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

Character breakdown

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十shíten · 10 二èrtwo · 2 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 支Zhīsurname Zhi

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十二地支

shí èr dì zhī

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