Learn more about 十二支
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number) |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
十
|
ten / 10 | |
|
二
|
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid | |
|
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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