庚
7th of the Heavenly Stems; age; surname
Meanings
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7th of the Heavenly Stems
formalUsed in traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle calendar system, paired with Earthly Branches to mark years, months, days and hours.
This year is the year of Guimao, followed by Jiachen, Yisi, Bingwu, Dingwei, Wushen, Jiyou and then Gengxu.
In the sexagenary calendar system, Geng years are associated with metal, the west and autumn.
noun
age; year
formalUsed in formal or written contexts, often paired with measure words or other characters to specify age range.
He is the same age as me, we were both born in 1990.
This elderly man is over 80 years old and still in good health.
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The school will collect the age information of new students to assign classes.
noun
surname Geng
A relatively common Chinese surname.
Professor Geng is my PhD supervisor.
The Geng family shrine is located in the center of the village.