地支

dìzhī
the 12 earthly branches 子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, 亥 hài, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

CEDICT

  1. (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, particularly as a birthyear.
  2. (historical astronomy) The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
  3. (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
  4. (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
  5. (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
  6. (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
  7. (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
  8. An earthly branch: one of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
  9. The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
  10. The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
  11. The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
  12. The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
  13. The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, particularly as a birthyear.
  14. The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
  15. The twelve earthly branches as a whole.
  16. The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.

Wiktionary

子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥十二支的总称。是古人用来计算时日的代称或表示次序的符号。

重編國語辭典

十二支的总称，是古人用来计算时日的代称或表示次序的符号

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片
2 支 zhī
  1. to support
  2. to sustain
  3. to erect
  4. to raise
  5. branch
  6. division
  7. to draw money
  8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Containing this entry

十二地支 shíèrdìzhī the 12 earthly branches 子 zǐ, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)