甲辰 (jiǎchén): jiachen — the 41st year of the…

Meanings

1 jiachen — the 41st year of the sexagenary cycle (e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
2 Year of the Wood Dragon

Characters

甲

fifth earthly branch (Dragon)

Examples

2024年是甲辰年。

2024 nián shì jiǎchén nián.

The year 2024 is a jiachen year.

甲辰年生人属龙。

Jiǎchén nián shēng rén shǔ lóng.

People born in a jiachen year belong to the Dragon zodiac.

Tips

culture

Composed of the heavenly stem 甲 (jiǎ, 1st of 10) and earthly branch 辰 (chén, 5th of 12, paired with the Dragon). Together they form the 41st combination of the 60-year 干支 (gānzhī) cycle. Recent jiǎchén years: 1844, 1904, 1964, 2024 — next one is 2084.

history

中日甲午战争 (the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894) is named after a different year — 甲午 — but the format is the same: stem + branch labeling a year. 甲辰 itself is associated in Chinese history with events of 1904, including the start of the Russo-Japanese War fought largely on Chinese soil.