丁 未

dīng wèidictionary entry

forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027

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Original source entry:

丁未丁未 [ding1 wei4] /forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027/

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丁
dīng
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiān gān] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
zhēng
used in 丁丁[zhēng zhēng]
Dīng
surname Ding
未
wèi
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

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