十二地支 shí èr dì zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

CHARACTERS

十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
二 èr
HSK 1
two; twice
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
支 zhī
HSK 4
disperse, pay; support; branch