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甲辰

jiǎ chéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-92ca39976467fe12. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

甲辰 甲辰 [jia3 chen2] /41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 甲
    jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

  • 辰
    chén

    5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

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