年庚

Mandarin · pinyin nián gēng

Meanings

  1. date and time of a person's birth
  2. age
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年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
庚
gēng · 7th heavenly stem
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2–1 · nian2 geng1

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nin4 gang1

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