the 12 earthly branches 子zi³, 丑chou³, 寅yin², 卯mao³, 辰chen², 巳si⁴, 午wu³, 未wei⁴, 申shen¹, 酉you³, 戌xu¹, 亥hai⁴, used cyclically inthe calendar andas ordinal numbers I, II etc
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations
地
支
As word
1
di4
the 12 earthly branches 子 [zi3], 丑 [chou3], 寅 [yin2], 卯 [mao3], 辰 [chen2], 巳 [si4], 午 [wu3], 未 [wei4], 申 [shen1], 酉 [you3], 戌 [xu1], 亥 [hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
2
zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子 [zi3], 丑 [chou3], 寅 [yin2], 卯 [mao3], 辰 [chen2], 巳 [si4], 午 [wu3], 未 [wei4], 申 [shen1], 酉 [you3], 戌 [xu1], 亥 [hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
