guǐ
癸
10th of the Heavenly Stems
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10th of the 10 Heavenly Stems
formalUsed in traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle dating, combined with Earthly Branches to form calendar years, months, days, and hours. Also used in naming sequences.
guǐ癸
mǎo卯
nián年
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
gān干
zhī支
jì纪
nián年
zhōng中
de的
yī一
gè个
nián年
fèn份
。
The Guimao year is one of the years in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle dating system.
tiān天
gān干
dì地
zhī支
lǐ里
，
guǐ癸
duì对
yìng应
běi北
fāng方
hé和
dōng冬
jì季
。
In the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system, Gui corresponds to the north and winter.
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zhè这
cì次
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
shì试
pái排
zài在
guǐ癸
wèi未
kē科
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
shàng上
wàn万
míng名
kǎo考
shēng生
。
This imperial examination was held in the Guiwei year sequence, attracting tens of thousands of test-takers.
gān干
zhī支
jì纪
nián年
zhōng中
měi每
606
nián0
xún年
huán循
yī环
cì一
guǐ次
，
shì癸
dì是
shí第
gè十
tiān个
gān天
干
。
The sexagenary cycle repeats every 60 years, and Gui is the 10th Heavenly Stem.
zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
lì历
fǎ法
zhōng中
，
guǐ癸
wèi未
yuè月
duì对
yìng应
nóng农
lì历
liù六
yuè月
。
In the traditional calendar system, the Guiwei month corresponds to the 6th lunar month.