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地支
dìzhī
1. the 12 earthly branches [[子<zǐ>]], [[丑<chǒu>]], [[寅<yín>]], [[卯<mǎo>]], [[辰<chén>]], [[巳<sì>]], [[午<wǔ>]], [[未<wèi>]], [[申<shēn>]], [[酉<yǒu>]], [[戌<xū>]], [[亥<hài>]], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
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Character Breakdown

地
de
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb
HSK 3 6 丶
支
zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

十二地支
shíèrdìzhī
the 12 earthly branches [[子]], [[丑]], [[寅]], [[卯]], [[辰]], [[巳]], [[午]], [[未]], [[申]], [[酉]], [[戌]], [[亥]] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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