yín shí

Traditional: 寅時

寅时 (yín shí) is a Chinese word meaning “3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)”.

Meanings

  1. 13-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Characters in 寅时

寅yín · 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger时shí · o'clock

Related words

时候time时间(concept of) time时o'clock时surname Shi时old variant of 時|时[shi2]小时hour当时then; at that time当时immediately; right then那时then同时at the same time; simultaneously有时sometimes有时候sometimes

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