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乙酉

yǐyǒu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 yiyou — 22nd year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)

Examples

乙酉年是六十甲子中的第二十二年。
Yǐyǒu nián shì liùshí jiǎzǐ zhōng de dì èrshí'èr nián.
Yiyou is the 22nd year in the sixty-year cycle.
1945年是乙酉年，也是抗战胜利之年。
Yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián shì yǐyǒu nián, yě shì kàngzhàn shènglì zhī nián.
1945 was a yiyou year, and also the year of victory in the War of Resistance.

Tips

history
Each cycle year pairs a Heavenly Stem (乙 = the 2nd of 10) with an Earthly Branch (酉 = the 10th of 12, the Rooster). 乙酉 specifically pairs 'wood-yin' with the rooster, so 1945 and 2005 were both 'wood rooster' years in Chinese astrology.

Stroke Order

乙 yǐ
酉 yǒu