十二支 in English shi2 er4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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 number)

Simplified Characters

十 二 支

Traditional Characters

十 二 支

Pinyin

shi2 er4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

十shi2ten 二er4two 支zhi1surname Zhi