Meaning of 甲子
甲子 means jiazi, the first pair in the sexagenary cycle; a sixty-year cycle. Pronounced jiǎ zǐ.
- jiazi, the first pair in the sexagenary cycle; a sixty-year cycle
Definitions & Examples
Jīn今
nián年
shì是
nóng农
lì历
jiǎ甲
zǐ子
nián年
。
This year is the Year of Jiazi in the lunar calendar.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
huó活
le了
yī一
gè个
jiǎ甲
zǐ子
le了
。
He has already lived for a full sixty-year cycle.
Jiǎ甲
zǐ子
xún循
huán环
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jì纪
nián年
fāng方
fǎ法
。
The Jiazi cycle was an important method for recording years in ancient times.