十二

shí'èr

number #3,897

Meanings

1 twelve
2 12

Characters

Examples

一年有十二个月。

Yī nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

There are twelve months in a year.

现在是十二点。

Xiànzài shì shí'èr diǎn.

It's twelve o'clock now.

Tips

culture

Twelve is significant in Chinese culture: 十二生肖 are the twelve zodiac animals, and traditional time-keeping divided the day into twelve 时辰 (two-hour periods).

Stroke Order

十 shí

二 èr