jiǎ yín

甲寅 (jiǎ yín) is a Chinese word meaning “51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034”.

Meanings

  1. 151st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

Characters in 甲寅

甲jiǎ · first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]寅yín · 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger

Related words

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