shí

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Meaning of 巳时

巳时 means the period from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the traditional Chinese twelve-hour system. Pronounced sì shí.

  • the period from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in the traditional Chinese twelve-hour system

Definitions & Examples

shí
xiāng
dāng
xiàn
zài
de
shàng
jiǔ
diǎn
dào
shí
diǎn
 

The si shi corresponds to 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in modern time.

Zhōng
rèn
wéi
shí
shì
jīng
dāng
lìng
 
zuì
xiāo
huà
 

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the si shi is when the spleen meridian is dominant, making it the best time for digestion.

Àn
zhào
dài
de
shí
 
xiàn
zài
jīng
guò
le
shí
 

According to the ancient timekeeping system, it is now past the si shi.

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