guǐ

common
technical
name

Meaning of

癸 means 10th of the 10 Heavenly Stems. Pronounced guǐ.

  • 10th of the 10 Heavenly Stems

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

guǐ
mǎo
nián
shì
zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
gān
zhī
nián
zhōng
de
nián
fèn
 

The Guimao year is one of the years in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle dating system.

tiān
gān
zhī
 
guǐ
duì
yìng
běi
fāng
dōng
 

In the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system, Gui corresponds to the north and winter.

zhè
kǎo
shì
pái
zài
guǐ
wèi
 
yǐn
le
shàng
wàn
míng
kǎo
shēng
 

This imperial examination was held in the Guiwei year sequence, attracting tens of thousands of test-takers.

gān
zhī
nián
zhōng
měi
606
nián0
xún
huán
guǐ
 
shì
shí
tiān
gān
 
 

The sexagenary cycle repeats every 60 years, and Gui is the 10th Heavenly Stem.

zài
chuán
tǒng
zhōng
 
guǐ
wèi
yuè
duì
yìng
nóng
liù
yuè
 

In the traditional calendar system, the Guiwei month corresponds to the 6th lunar month.