十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] Chinese English dictionary 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] translate 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] pinyin

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
十天干 shítiāngān	十天干 \| 十天干* \| *十天干	the ten 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)

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
庚 gēng	庚 \| 庚* \| *庚	age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta


乙 yǐ	乙 \| 乙* \| *乙	second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°	HSK 5


癸 guǐ	癸 \| 癸* \| *癸	tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / tenth in order / letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 15° / deca


甲 jiǎ	甲 \| 甲* \| *甲	first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°	HSK 5


戊 wù	戊 \| 戊* \| *戊	fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta


壬 rén	壬 \| 壬* \| *壬	ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / ninth in order / letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 345° / nona


辛 xīn	辛 \| 辛* \| *辛	(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa


己 jǐ	己 \| 己* \| *己	self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa


丙 bǐng	丙 \| 丙* \| *丙	third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl	HSK 7-9


干支 gānzhī	干支 \| 干支* \| *干支	the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 / sexagenary cycle


甲乙 jiǎyǐ	甲乙 \| 甲乙* \| *甲乙	first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干

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