干支

Chinese

		[heavenly] stems	[earthly] branches
simp. and trad. (干支)		干	支

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹ zi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-kî
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-ki / kan-chi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gānzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ganjhih
    • Wade–Giles: kan¹-chih¹
    • Yale: gān-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganjy
    • Palladius: ганьчжи (ganʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gon¹ zi¹
    • Yale: gōn jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gon^ˊ gi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ki
    • Tâi-lô: kan-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kanky
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ki³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-chi
    • Tâi-lô: kan-tsi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kancy
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

Noun

干支

1. The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.

Hyponyms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

See also

• 花甲 (huājiǎ)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
干	支
かん Grade: 6	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

干(かん)支(し) • (kanshi) 

1. the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

Related terms

• 十干(じっかん) (jikkan, “ten heavenly stems”)
• 十二支(じゅうにし) (jūnishi, “twelve earthly branches”)
• 還暦(かんれき) (kanreki, “sexagennial”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
干	支
えと
Grade: 6	Grade: 5
jukujikun

The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as "positive" and "heavenly stems", the younger is adopted as "negative" and "earthly branches".

Noun

干支(えと) • (eto) 

1. the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

   2000(にせん)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は庚(かのえ)辰(たつ)でした。

   Nisen-nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.

   The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.

2. (narrowly): the twelve earthly branches

   1994(せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうよ)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は戌(いぬ)でした。

   Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.

   The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.