亥 - hài - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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亥

hài

Definition

root
12th earthly branch (period from 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month [7th November-6th December])
year of the Boar
graphic component (often seen in other characters)
ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

Character Decomposition

Compounds (21)

该

gāi

should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be someone's turn (to do something)

核

hé

pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify

刻

kè

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to inscribe; to cut; classifier (for short time intervals); measure word

sound of sighing

baby; small; young; children; infant; kid; child

cough

to astonish; to startle; to hack (computing, loanword)

helium (chemistry)

bones of the body

(used in bird names) throat

chin

obstruct

to impeach

complete; full

one-hundred quintillion; boundary

step; terrace

hydroxylamine (chemistry)

to cough

roots of plant

hiccup

to give; prepared for included in; embraced in

Related words (6)

亥时

hài shí

9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

丁亥

dīng hài

twenty fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

乙亥

yǐ hài

twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055

己亥

jǐ hài

thirty sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019

癸亥

guǐ hài

sixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043

辛亥

xīn hài

forty eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031; cf 辛亥革命, Xinhai Revolution of 1911

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