辛 巳

xīn sìdictionary entry

eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061

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Original source entry:

辛巳辛巳 [xin1 si4] /eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061/

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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
巳
sì
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

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