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天干地支(甲骨文卡片)

⬅️甲骨文-汉字卡片 - 天干地支


甲骨文 - Oracle Bone Inscriptions (around 1300-1050 BC)

天干 - 10 Heavenly Stems

甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸

地支 - 12 Earthly Branches

子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥

The stems and branches can be paired according to their yin (New moon symbol阴) and yang (Sun with rays阳) properties to form a Sexagenary cycle. It is historically used for recording time in China.

子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥
子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥
甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸
甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸