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亥

hài
noun #23,507

Meanings

  1. 1 12th earthly branch
  2. 2 hour of the Pig (9–11 p.m.)
  3. 3 year of the Pig (Chinese zodiac)

Examples

亥时是晚上九点到十一点。
Hài shí shì wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn dào shíyī diǎn.
The hour of Hai is from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
他出生于亥年，属猪。
Tā chūshēng yú hài nián, shǔ zhū.
He was born in the year of Hai, the year of the Pig.

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亥 is the 12th and final of the twelve earthly branches (地支 dìzhī), paired with the Pig (猪) in the Chinese zodiac. It corresponds to the 10th solar month (approx. November 7–December 6) and to 9–11 p.m. in the traditional timekeeping system.

Stroke Order

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