地支 in English di4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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 and so on

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di4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

di4-ly zhi1surname Zhi