Meaning of 庚日
庚日 means a day designated by the Heavenly Stem 'Geng'; start of the 'dog days'. Pronounced gēng rì.
- a day designated by the Heavenly Stem 'Geng'; start of the 'dog days'
Definitions & Examples
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
gēng庚
rì日
，
biāo标
zhì志
zhe着
chū初
fú伏
de的
kāi开
shǐ始
。
Today is a Geng day, marking the beginning of the first fu period (the dog days).
Xià夏
zhì至
hòu后
de的
dì第
sān三
gè个
gēng庚
rì日
rù入
fú伏
。
The third Geng day after the Summer Solstice is when the fu period begins.
Gǔ古
rén人
gēn根
jù据
gēng庚
rì日
lái来
ān安
pái排
nóng农
shì事
hé和
bì避
shǔ暑
。
The ancients used Geng days to schedule farming activities and plan for avoiding the heat.
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Synonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
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