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時分

简时分 · 繁時分

Mandarin · pinyin shí fēn

time
period during the day
one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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2–1 · shi2 fen1

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si4 fan6

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noun

(literary) time

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