gēng

seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems shí tiān gān

#3072

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3072nd character
Radical ⼴ (53.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1219

Definitions

庚 gēng
  1. 1. seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems shí tiān gān
  2. 2. seventh in order
  3. 3. age
  4. 4. letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. 5. ancient Chinese compass point: 255°
  6. 6. hepta

Stroke order

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Words containing 庚

Word Meaning
your age (honorific)
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
age; date and time of a person's birth
seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020
Boxer Crisis of 1900 in China
Boxer Rebellion crisis of 1900 in China
27th year in sexagenary cycle; 2010
47th year in Chinese 60-year cycle
57th year in Chinese 60-year cycle
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060
Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist
Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist
your age (honorific)
Venus seen in the evening; evening star
Venus as evening star
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