十二地支 shí èr dì zhī

the twelve Earthly Branches in Chinese time

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the 12 earthly branches 子zǐ, 丑chǒu, 寅yín, 卯mǎo, 辰chén, 巳sì, 午wǔ, 未wèi, 申shēn, 酉yǒu, 戌, 亥hài (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

Characters

Character Meaning
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
支 zhī HSK 4
branch; to support; to sustain