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The traditional Chinese calendar
is based on a twelve year cycle, each year being
represented by a different animal. It counts the years in sixty year cycles,
making use of combinations of two series of numbers, known as the Ten Celestial
or Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Terrestial or Earthly Branches.
Shi Tiangan (十天干)
10 Celestial or Heavenly Stems
|
1
甲
jia |
2
乙
yi |
3
丙
bing |
4
丁
ding |
5
戊
wu |
|
6
己
ji |
7
庚
geng |
8
辛
xin |
9
壬
ren |
10
癸
gui |
Shier Dizhi
(十二地支)
12 Terrestial or Earthly Branches (corresponding to the
12 Hourly Branches)
|
1
子
zi |
2
丑
chou |
3
寅
yin |
4
卯
mao |
5
辰
chen |
6
巳
si |
|
7
午
wu |
8
未
wei |
9
申
shen |
10
酉
you |
11
戌
xu |
12
亥
hai |
Shengxiao (十二生肖)
12 Animal Signs of the Zodiac
(corresponding to the 12 Earthly Branches)
|
rat
鼠
shu
子鼠
|
ox
牛
niu
丑牛 |
tiger
虎
hu
寅虎 |
rabbit
兔
to
卯兔 |
dragon
龙
long
辰龙 |
snake
蛇
she
巳蛇 |
|
horse
马
ma
午马
|
goat
羊
yang
未羊 |
monkey
猴
hou
申猴 |
cock
鸡
ji
酉鸡 |
dog
狗
gou
戌狗 |
pig
豬
zu
亥豬 |
Animal Sings corresponding to the
Western Calendar
|
rat
1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, |
ox
1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, |
tiger
1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, |
rabbit
1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, |
dragon
1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, |
snake
1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977,
1989, 2001, |
|
horse
1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, |
goat
1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, |
monkey
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, |
cock
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, |
dog
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, |
pig
1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971,
1983, 1995, 2007, |
Ganzhi
(干支)
60 Years Cycle (of which the last one
started in 1984)
|
1
甲子
jiazi |
2
乙丑
yichou |
3
丙寅
bingyin |
4
丁卯
dingmao |
5
戊辰
wuchen |
6
己巳
jisi |
|
7
庚午
gengwu |
8
辛未
xinwei |
9
壬申
renshen |
10
癸酉
guiyou |
11
甲戌
jiaxu |
12
乙亥
yihai |
|
13
丙子
bingzi |
14
丁丑
dingchou |
15
戊寅
wuyin |
16
己卯
jimao |
17
庚辰
gengchen |
18
辛巳
xinsi |
|
19
壬午 renwu |
20
癸未 guiwei |
21
甲申
jiashen |
22
乙酉
yiyou |
23
丙戌
bingxu |
24
丁亥
dinghai |
|
25
戊子 wuzi |
26
己丑 jichou |
27
庚寅 gengyin |
28
辛卯 xinmao |
29
壬辰 renchen |
30
癸巳 guisi |
|
31
甲午 jiawu |
32
乙未 yiwei |
33
丙申 bingshen |
34
丁酉 dingyou |
35
戊戌 wuxu |
36
己亥 jihai |
|
37
庚子
gengzi |
38
辛丑
xinchou |
39
壬寅
renyin |
40
癸卯
guimao |
41
甲辰
jiachen |
42
乙巳
yisi |
|
43
丙午
bingwu |
44
丁未
dingwei |
45
戊申
wushen |
46
己酉
jiyou |
47
庚戌
gengxu |
48
辛亥
xinhai |
|
49
壬子 renzi |
50
癸丑 guichou |
51
甲寅
jiayin |
52
乙卯
yimao |
53
丙辰
bingchen |
54
丁巳
dingsi |
|
55
戊午
wuwu |
56
己未
jiwei |
57
庚申
gengshen |
58
辛酉
xinyou |
59
壬戌
renxu |
60
癸亥
guihai |
Wuxing
(五行)
5 Elements or Phases (with corresponding
Colours and Celestial Stems)
|
1
wood |
2
fire |
3
earth |
4
metal |
5
water |
|
green |
red
|
yellow |
white
|
black
|
|
甲
jia + 乙
yi |
丙
bing + 丁
ding |
戊
wu + 己 ji |
庚
geng + 辛 xin |
壬
ren + 癸 gui |
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