巳 - sì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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巳

sì

Definition

graphic component (often seen in other characters)
6th earthly branch (period from 9 to 11 a.m., 4th solar month - 5th May - 5th June)
year of the Snake
ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

包

bāo

bag; package; wrap; classifier (for packages, bundles); phonetic component; measure word; to cover; to hold; to include; container

民

mín

the people; nationality; citizen

lane; alley

to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote

祀

sì

to sacrifice; to offer libation to

巽

xùn

to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)

bridge, bank

stream which returns after branching

攺

yǐ

a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits

戺

shì

door pivot

Related words (6)

巳時

sì shí

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

丁巳

dīng sì

fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037

乙巳

yǐ sì

forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025

己巳

jǐ sì

sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049

癸巳

guǐ sì

thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073

辛巳

xīn sì

eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061

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