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十干
shígān
1. same as [[天干]]
2. the 10 heavenly stems [[甲]], [[乙]], [[丙]], [[丁]], [[戊]], [[己]], [[庚]], [[辛]], [[壬]], [[癸]] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)

Character Breakdown

十
shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
HSK 1 2 丶
干
gàn
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
HSK 3 3 丶

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Chinese