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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
子 zǐ	子 \| 子* \| *子	son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
四库 sìkù	四库 \| 四库* \| *四库	the four book depositories, namely: classics 經｜经, history 史, philosophy 子, belles-lettres 集	四庫


地支 dìzhī	地支 \| 地支* \| *地支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc


爵位 juéwèi	爵位 \| 爵位* \| *爵位	order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男


六亲 liùqīn	六亲 \| 六亲* \| *六亲	six close relatives, namely: father 父, mother 母, older brothers 兄, younger brothers 弟, wife 妻, male children 子 / one's kin	六親


五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi	五等爵位 \| 五等爵位* \| *五等爵位	five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公, Marquis 侯, Count 伯, Viscount 子, Baron 男


十二地支 shí'èrdìzhī	十二地支 \| 十二地支* \| *十二地支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)


十二支 shí'èrzhī	十二支 \| 十二支* \| *十二支	the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

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