Learn more about 地支
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
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地
|
earth / ground / field / place / land | |
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支
|
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions / surname zhi |
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