十二时辰 in English shi2 er4 shi2 chen5 Meaning

Meanings

  • twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

Simplified Characters

十 二 时 辰

Traditional Characters

十 二 時 辰

Pinyin

shi2 er4 shi2 chen5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

十shi2ten 二er4two 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 辰chen25th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon