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the hours from 9 to 11

HSK 10 N1
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sì
シ
み
사
Depicts a snake-like creature. Based on the original meaning "a type of snake creature". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Notes
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 Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 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 Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
巳 [sì]
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
Japanese
巳 み 、 し 同音

noun

  1. the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent
  2. obsolete hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
  3. obsolete south-southeast
  4. obsolete fourth month of the lunar calendar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
巳 み
Mi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (10)
乙巳 [yǐ​sì] #50,029
forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
辛巳 [xīn​sì] #42,219
eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
丁巳 [dīng​sì] #45,325
fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
癸巳 [guǐ​sì] #45,813
thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
己巳 [jǐ​sì] #46,517
sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
巳时 [sì​shí] #57,959
9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
巳时 [sì​shí] #57,959
9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
丁巳复辟 [Dīng​sì​Fù​bì]
Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhanɡ1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]
丁巳复辟 [Dīng​sì​Fù​bì]
Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhanɡ1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]
巳蛇 [sì​shé]
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
JAPANESE WORDS (16)
辰巳 [たつみ] #39,483
southeast
上巳 [じょうし] #104,384
Doll's Festival (March 3)
巳年 [みどし] #149,362
year of the Snake
乙巳 [きのとみ] #160,077
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
癸巳 [みずのとみ] #188,461
Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)
辛巳 [かのとみ] #195,679
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
己巳 [つちのとみ] #209,684
Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
丁巳 [ひのとみ] #222,576
Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
初巳 [はつみ]
first Serpent day of the year
已己巳己 [いこみき]
all the same
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