Sexagenary cycle

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The sexagenary cycle (六十花甲 liùshí huājiǎ), also known as the "stems-and-branches" or "trunks-and-branches" (干支 gānzhī), is a traditional Chinese calendar system. It is a list of sixty terms which are used for identifying days or years.[1]

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Sexagenary cycle

History

The oldest Chinese system for recording and organizing time uses repeated periods of 60 days.[2]

Ancient records show that the sexagenary cycle was used to count years in the 3rd century B.C.[2]

The repeating series of 60 terms has been an important part of historical calendar systems in East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Vietnam.

Overview

Each term in the sexagenary cycle is made up of two Chinese characters:

Heavenly stems

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No. Heavenly
Stem
Chinese
name
Japanese
name
Korean
name
Vietnamese
name
Yin yang Wu xing
Mandarin
(Pinyin)
Cantonese
(Jyutping)
Onyomi Kunyomi with
corresponding kanji
Romanized Hangul
1jiǎgaap3kō (こう)kinoe (木の兄)gapgiápyang wood
2jyut3otsu (おつ)kinoto (木の弟)eulấtyin
3bǐngbing2hei (へい)hinoe (火の兄)byeongbínhyang fire
4dīngding1tei (てい)hinoto (火の弟)jeongđinhyin
5mou6bo ()tsuchinoe (土の兄)mumậuyang earth
6gei2ki ()tsuchinoto (土の弟)gikỷyin
7gēnggang1kō (こう)kanoe (金の兄)gyeongcanhyang metal
8xīnsan1shin (しん)kanoto (金の弟)shintânyin
9rénjam4jin (じん)mizunoe (水の兄)imnhâmyang water
10guǐgwai3ki ()mizunoto (水の弟)gyequýyin
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Earthly branches

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No. Earthly
Branch
Chinese
name
Japanese
name
Korean
name
Vietnamese
name
Vietnamese
zodiac
Chinese
zodiac
Corresponding
hours
Mandarin
(pinyin)
Cantonese
(Jyutping)
Onyomi Kunyomi Romanized Hangul
1zi2shinejaRat (chuột) Rat ()11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
2chǒucau2chūushichuksửuWater Buffalo (trâu) Cow ()1 to 3 a.m.
3yínjan4intoraindầnTiger (hổ/cọp) Tiger ()3 to 5 a.m.
4mǎomaau5umyomẹo/mãoCat (mèo) Rabbit[5] ()5 to 7 a.m.
5chénsan4shintatsujinthìnDragon (thuồng luồng) Dragon ()7 to 9 a.m.
6zi6shimisatỵSnake (rắn) Snake ()9 to 11 a.m.
7ng5goumaongọHorse (ngựa) Horse ()11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
8wèimei6mi or bihitsujimimùiGoat (dê) Goat ()1 to 3 p.m.
9shēnsan1shinsarushinthânMonkey (khỉ) Monkey ()3 to 5 p.m.
10yǒujau5toriyudậuChicken (gà) Chicken ()5 to 7 p.m.
11seot1jutsuinusultuấtDog (chó) Dog ()7 to 9 p.m.
12hàihoi6gaiihaehợiPig (lợn/heo) Pig ()9 to 11 p.m.
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Conversion tables

Tables show specific years in the context of a repeating sexagenary cycle.

1804–1923

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1924–2043

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