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9th heavenly stem

HSK 10
Communication →Language
rén
ニン、ジン、イ
みずのえ
임
Pictograph of a warp beam used for holding silk in, also known as a spool. The modern meaning "9th heavenly stem" is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
壬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
壬 [rén]
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí​tiān​gān]; ninth in order; letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 345°; nona
Japanese
壬 じん 、 みずのえ 同音
noun 9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
壬 じん
Jin given name
壬 みぶ
Mibu surname
CHINESE WORDS (8)
壬辰 [rén​chén] #32,589
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
壬午 [rén​wǔ] #42,509
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
壬子 [rén​zǐ] #43,864
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
壬申 [rén​shēn] #44,043
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
壬寅 [rén​yín] #44,140
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
壬戌 [rén​xū] #44,952
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
壬辰倭乱 [rén​chén​wō​luàn]
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
壬辰倭乱 [rén​chén​wō​luàn]
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
壬申の乱 [じんしんのらん] #138,922
Jinshin revolt (671 CE)
壬申 [みずのえさる] #163,317
Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052)
壬戌 [みずのえいぬ] #169,190
Water Dog (59th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
壬子 [みずのえね] #169,725
Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
壬生菜 [みぶな] #181,720
Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia (variety of wild mustard)
壬寅 [みずのえとら] #182,314
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
壬午 [みずのえうま] #187,733
Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
壬辰 [みずのえたつ] #191,958
Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
壬午軍乱 [じんごぐんらん]
Imo Incident (riot in Seoul, Korea; July 23, 1882)
壬辰倭乱 [じんしんわらん]
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)