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甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛...

甲乙丙丁...

甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸

jiaˇ yiˇ bingˇ ding ˉ wuˋ jiˇ geng ˉ xin ˉ renˊ guiˇ

(First, Ten)

First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth | The ten Heavenly stems

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甲乙 jiaˇ yiˇ

(A and, First And)

A and B, First and second

丙 bingˇ

(Number, Third)

Third, Number three

丁 ding ˉ

(Age, Fourth, Male, People, Population, T)

Fourth, People, Population, T shape, Male Adult, Age (of adulthood)

戊 wuˋ

(Fifth)

Fifth

己 jiˇ

(Self, Sixth)

Self, Sixth

庚 geng ˉ

(Age, Seventh)

Seventh, Age

辛 xin ˉ

(Acrid, Bitter, Burning, Eighth, Hardship, Laborious, Sharp, Strong, Toilsome)

Hardship, Toilsome, Laborious, Sharp, Strong, Bitter, Acrid, Burning, Eighth

壬 renˊ

(Ninth)

Ninth

癸 guiˇ

(Tenth)

Tenth

甲

Armour, Armoured, Covered, Fingernail, First, Shell, Toenail

First, Covered, Armour, Armoured, Shell, Toenail, Fingernail

乙

Second, Someone, Two

Second, Two, Someone

丙

Number, Third

Third, Number three

丁

Age, Fourth, Male, People, Population, T

Fourth, People, Population, T shape, Male Adult, Age (of adulthood)

戊

Fifth

Fifth

己

Self, Sixth

Self, Sixth

庚

Age, Seventh

Seventh, Age

辛

Acrid, Bitter, Burning, Eighth, Hardship, Laborious, Sharp, Strong, Toilsome

Hardship, Toilsome, Laborious, Sharp, Strong, Bitter, Acrid, Burning, Eighth

壬

Ninth

Ninth

癸

Tenth

Tenth

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