子午

zǐwǔ
  1. (literary) midnight and noon; midnight and midday
  2. (literary) north and south
  3. (～谷) A valley in the current Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province.
  4. A valley in the current Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province.
  5. midnight and noon; midnight and midday
  6. north and south

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=1 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"
2 午 wǔ
  1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
  2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

Containing this entry

子午線 zǐwǔxiàn meridian