十干 shí gān

the ten heavenly stems; ten cyclical signs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the 10 heavenly stems 甲jiǎ, 乙yǐ, 丙bǐng, 丁dīng, 戊wù, 己jǐ, 庚gēng, 辛xīn, 壬rén, 癸guǐ (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
  2. 2. same as 天干tiān gān

Characters

Character Meaning
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
干 gān HSK 3
to do; to work; to manage