丁 卯

dīng mǎodictionary entry

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

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Original source entry:

丁卯丁卯 [ding1 mao3] /fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047/

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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
卯
mǎo
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mǎo])

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