甲申

jiǎshēn
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

CEDICT

The twenty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Wiktionary

第二十一个干支

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 甲 jiǎ
  1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  2. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. armor plating
  6. shell or carapace
  7. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system (old)
  11. ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
2 申 shēn
  1. to extend
  2. to state
  3. to explain
  4. 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
  5. ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

Containing this entry

甲申政变 Jiǎshēnzhèngbiàn unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops