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十二時辰

简 十二时辰 · 繁 十二時辰
Mandarin · pinyin shí èr shí chen

Meanings

  1. twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
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十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
二
èr · two; twice
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
辰
chén · early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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2–4–2–5 · shi2 er4 shi2 chen5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sap6 ji6 si4 san4

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十二時辰 · shi2 er4 shi2 chen5
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Exact source record十二時辰 十二时辰 [shi2 er4 shi2 chen5] /twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy/