巳 sì
noun
: self; oneself
Kun Reading
巳 | み mi
noun
: sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
On Reading
シ shi
Usage:
丁巳 ding1si4: fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
乙巳 yi3si4: forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
己巳 ji3si4: sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
癸巳 gui3si4: thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
辛巳 xin1si4: eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
巳時[时] si4shi2: 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
巳蛇 si4she2: Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
丁巳 ding1si4: fifty fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
[ていし teishi OR ひのとみ hinotomi: 54th of the sexagenary cycle]
乙巳 yi3si4: forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
[いっし isshi OR おっし osshi OR きのとみ kinotomi: 42nd of the sexagenary cycle]
己巳 ji3si4: sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
[きし kishi: sixth of the sexagenary cycle]
癸巳 gui3si4: thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
[きし kishi OR みずのとみ mizunotomi: thirtieth of the sexagenary cycle]
辛巳 xin1si4: eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
[しんし shinshi OR かのとみ kanotomi: eighteenth of the sexagenary cycle]
Etymology:
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Look-alike:
己 ji3: self; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
[kun: な na; うぬ unu, うら ura OR おら ora, おれ ore, おのれ onore, おどれ odore, つちのと tsuchinoto. on: き ki, コ ko]已 yi3: already; to stop
[kun: やむ yamu, やめる yameru, すでに sudeni. on: イ i]
Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
