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戌: 11th earthly branch

 

戌 xū

noun
: 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m.
: 9th solar month (8th October-6th November)
: year of the Dog

Kun Reading

戌 | いぬ inu

noun
: eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dog, 7pm-9pm, west-northwest, September)

On Reading

じゅつ jutsu

 Usage:

戌時[时] xu1shi2: 7-9pm
戌狗 xu1guo3: Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
壬戌 ren2xu1: fifty ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
[じんじゅつ jiujutsu OR みずのえいぬ mizunoeinu: 59th of the sexagenary cycle]
庚戌 geng1xu1: forty seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030
[かのえいぬ kanoeinu OR こうじゅつ koujutsu: 47th of the sexagenary cycle]
戊戌 wu4xu1: thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
[ぼじゅつ bojutsu: 35th of the sexagenary cycle]
丙戌 bing3xu1: twenty third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
[ひのえいぬ hinoeinu OR へいじゅつ heijutsu: 23rd of the sexagenary cycle]
 Etymology:
The original meaning of 戌 xu1 was “to destroy, to kill,” the 一 yi1: one radical is a wound made by the lance or halberd (ge1: halberd; spear; radical 62).

wu4: 5th heavenly stem + 一 yi1: one



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary