戊 戌

wù xūdictionary entry

thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

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Original source entry:

戊戌戊戌 [wu4 xu1] /thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018/

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戊
wù
fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta
戌
qu
used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qū qu r]
xū
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

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