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亥 hài

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亥 hài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hài | hai4
English translation
12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations

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About 亥 hài

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

亥 hài

Contains the radical

亠 tóu

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Etymology of 亥 hài

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Positional decomposition

⿱亠 tóu ？

Explanation

Pictograph of roots.

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Example sentences using 亥 hài

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他 tā 认为 rènwéi 亥 hài 伯龙会 huì 赢 yíng , 与 yú 我 wǒ 赌 dǔ 五 wǔ 先令 xiān lìng .

He thinks the hebolong can win, and gambles five Schillings with me.

总统 zǒngtǒng 将 jiāng 铭记 míng jì 这次俄亥俄 É hài é 之行。

The president will cherish the memory of this visit to Ohio.

Words with 亥 hài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
俄亥俄州 É hài é zhōu Ohio俄亥俄州 É hài é zhōu
俄亥俄 É hài é Ohio俄亥俄 É hài é
辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng
亥 hài ancient Chinese compass point: 330°亥 hài
辛亥 xīn hài cf 辛亥革命 Xīn hài Gé mìng [Xīn​hài​Gé​mìng], Xinhai Revolution of 1911辛亥 xīn hài
丁亥 dīng hài twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067丁亥 dīng hài
乙亥 yǐ hài twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055乙亥 yǐ hài
己亥 jǐ hài thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019己亥 jǐ hài
癸亥 guǐ hài sixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043癸亥 guǐ hài
亥时 hài shí 9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)亥時

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