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Earthly Branches

The Earthly Branches (地支 Pinyin: Dìzhī) is an ancient Chinese numeral system now uncommon, except when used in conjunction with the Heavenly Stems in traditional calendar and Taoism. There are twelve phonetic characters in the system, each corresponding to an animal of the Chinese zodiac and a respective Chinese hour (modern day 2-hours):
  1. Zǐ (子): 11 PM - 1 AM ("Rat" hour)
  2. Chǒu (丑): 1 - 3 ("Ox" hour)
  3. Yín (寅): 3 - 5 ("Tiger" hour)
  4. Mǎo (卯): 5 - 7 ("Rabbit" hour)
  5. Chén (辰): 7 - 9 ("Dragon" hour)
  6. Sì (巳): 9 - 11 ("Snake" hour)
  7. Wǔ (午): 11 AM - 1 PM ("Horse" hour)
  8. Wèi (未): 1 - 3 ("Sheep" hour)
  9. Shēn (申): 3 - 5 ("Monkey" hour)
  10. Yǒu (酉): 5 - 7 ("Rooster" hour)
  11. Xū (戌): 7 - 9 ("Dog" hour)
  12. Hài (亥): 9 - 11 ("Pig" hour)

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Chinese Calendar | Chinese lunar calendar | Chinese numbers | Chinese numeral | Chinese numeral system | Chinese numerals | Chinese unit | Chinese year | Heavenly Stems | List of China-related topics 123-L

 

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