干支

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		[heavenly] stems	[earthly] branches
simp. and trad. (干支)		干	支

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干支 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
干支 (Cantonese)
干支 (Classical)
kôn-chṳ̂ (Hakka)
găng-ciĕ (Eastern Min)
kan-chi (Southern Min)
Chinese sexagenary cycle (English)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gānzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄢㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ zi¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-kî
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-ki / kan-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gānzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄢㄓ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ganjhih
  - Wade–Giles: kan¹-chih¹
  - Yale: gān-jr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganjy
  - Palladius: ганьчжи (ganʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gon¹ zi¹
  - Yale: gōn jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ ji¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-kî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ gi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ gi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ki
  - Tâi-lô: kan-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kanky
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ki³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-chi
  - Tâi-lô: kan-tsi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kancy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

Noun

干支

The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.

Hyponyms

(Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
干	支
かん Grade: 6	し Grade: 5
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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんし [káꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

干(かん)支(し) • (kanshi)

the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

Related terms

十干(じっかん) (jikkan, “ten heavenly stems”)
十二支(じゅうにし) (jūnishi, “twelve earthly branches”)
還暦(かんれき) (kanreki, “sexagennial”)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
干	支
えと
Grade: 6	Grade: 5
jukujikun

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The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as "positive" and "heavenly stems", the younger is adopted as "negative" and "earthly branches".

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えと [ètó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [e̞to̞]

Noun

干支(えと) • (eto)

the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)
2000(にせん)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は庚(かのえ)辰(たつ)でした。
Nisen-nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.
The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.
(narrowly): the twelve earthly branches
1994(せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうよ)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は戌(いぬ)でした。
Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.
The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.

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干支

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Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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