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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sì | si4
English translation
the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

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Number of strokes

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Traditional form

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gōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
乙巳 yǐ sì forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025乙巳 yǐ sì
辛巳 xīn sì eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061辛巳 xīn sì
丁巳 dīng sì fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037丁巳 dīng sì
癸巳 guǐ sì thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073癸巳 guǐ sì
己巳 jǐ sì sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049己巳 jǐ sì
巳时 sì shí 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)巳時

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