Keyword
the hours from 9 to 11
- 6th terrestrial branch
- Frequency
- #3498
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
sì
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
民the people导to lead包wrap巴to long for异different巷lane祀to sacrifice夔one-legged monster巽to obey汜a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch圯bridge巸
Used in vocabulary
巳
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
癸巳
thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
乙巳
forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
辛巳
eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
丁巳
fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
己巳
sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
巳时
9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
巳蛇
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)