寅时 yín shí

3–5 a.m. in old Chinese time system

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Characters

Character Meaning
寅 yín
3rd earthly branch; time 3-5 a.m.; Tiger year
时 shí HSK 1
time; when; o'clock