十二時辰 shí èr shí chen

ancient 12 two-hour periods of a day

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

Characters

Character Meaning
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
時 shí
time; when; o'clock
辰 chen HSK 6
5th Earthly Branch; 7-9 a.m.; dragon sign