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Original source entry:
十天干 十天干 [shi2 tian1 gan1] /the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)/Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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