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癸
Mandarin · pinyin guǐ
Meanings
- tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
- tenth in order
- letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- ancient Chinese compass point: 15°
- deca
Characters in this entry
- 癸
- guǐ · 10th heavenly stem
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Mandarin tones
3 · gui3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwai3
Cantonese word readings for 癸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character
- the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
- a surname
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