The 12 Signs of the Zodiac
The 12 Chinese Signs
| 兔 | | tù | | ( n. ) | rabbit | ( adj. ) | hare-lipped |
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| 龙 | | lóng | | ( n. ) | dragon / imperial / dinosaur |
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The 12 Earthly Branches
| 子 | | zǐ | | 11 p.m.-1 a.m. / 1st earthly branch / child / midnight / son / child / seed / egg / small thing | | (noun suff.) |
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| 丑 | | chǒu | | 2nd Earthly Branch / clown / Chou (surname) | | shameful / ugly / disgraceful |
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| 寅 | | yín | | 3-5 a.m. / 3rd earthly branch |
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| 卯 | | mǎo | | 4th earthly branch / 5-7 a.m. |
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| 辰 | | chén | | 5th earthly branch / 7-9 a.m. |
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| 巳 | | sì | | 6th earthly branch / 9-11 a.m. |
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| 午 | | wǔ | | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. / 7th earthly branch / noon |
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| 未 | | wèi | | 1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not |
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| 申 | | shēn | | (surname) / 3-5 p.m. / 9th earthly branch / extend / to state / to explain |
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| 酉 | | yǒu | | 10th earthly branch / 5-7 p.m. |
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| 戌 | | xū | | 11th earthly branch / 7-9 p.m. |
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| 亥 | | hài | | 12th earthly branch / 9-11 p.m. |
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The 10 Celestial stem
| 甲 | | jiǎ | | "A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.) / 1st heavenly stem / 1st in order / armor |
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| 乙 | | yǐ | | "B" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.) / 2nd heavenly stem / 2nd in order |
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| 丙 | | bǐng | | the third of the ten heavenly stems / the third position / third / number three |
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| 丁 | | dīng | | (surname) / 4th heavenly stem / a Chinese surname |
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| 辛 | | xīn | | 8th heavenly stem / tired |
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miscellaneous
| 生肖 | | shēng xiào | | ( n. ) | 12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches |
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