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亥
Mandarin · pinyin hài
Meanings
- 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar
- ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
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- 亥
- hài · twelfth earthly branch
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Mandarin tones
4 · hai4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hoi6
Cantonese word readings for 亥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- (obsolete) grass root
- twelfth of twelve earthly branches (十二支)
- pig (豬) of the Chinese zodiac
- a surname
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