辛 酉

xīn yǒudictionary entry

fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041

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Original source entry:

辛酉辛酉 [xin1 you3] /fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041/

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辛
xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa
Xīn
surname Xin
酉
yǒu
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

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