十干 shí gān

DEFINITIONS

  1. same as 天干
  2. the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

CHARACTERS

十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
干 gān
HSK 3
oppose, offend; invade; dried