| 十二地支 |
shí èr dì zhī |
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers) |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 十二 |
shí èr |
twelve / 12 |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 地支 |
dì zhī |
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
| 支 |
Zhī |
surname Zhi |
| 支 |
zhī |
to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions |