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壬辰

Mandarin · pinyin rén chén

twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072

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壬: rén · ninth heavenly stem
辰: chén · early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161

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2–2 · ren2 chen2

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The twenty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

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