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戌
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11th terrestrial branch

HSK 10
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xū
ジュツ
いぬ
술
Pictograph of an axe. Similar to 戈 and 戊.
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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)
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)
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 Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
戌 [qu]
see 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qū​qu​'er]
戌 [xū]
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
Japanese
戌 いぬ 同音

noun

  1. the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. obsolete hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
  3. obsolete west-northwest
  4. obsolete ninth month of the lunar calendar
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
戌 いぬ
Inu place name
戌 まもる
Mamoru given name
CHINESE WORDS (17)
戊戌 [wù​xū] #37,633
thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018
甲戌 [jiǎ​xū] #39,528
eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
庚戌 [gēng​xū] #40,430
forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030
壬戌 [rén​xū] #44,952
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
戊戌变法 [Wù​xū​Biàn​fǎ] #45,114
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戊戌变法 [Wù​xū​Biàn​fǎ] #45,114
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
戌时 [xū​shí] #60,884
7-9 pm
戌时 [xū​shí] #60,884
7-9 pm
丙戌 [bǐng​xū]
twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
屈戌儿 [qū​qu​r]
staple (used with a hasp)
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
乾 [けん] #19,272
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
戌年 [いぬどし] #140,771
year of the Dog
庚戌 [かのえいぬ] #157,256
Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)
壬戌 [みずのえいぬ] #169,190
Water Dog (59th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
戊戌 [ぼじゅつ] #191,775
Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)
衛戍 [えいじゅ] #195,558
garrison
丙戌 [ひのえいぬ] #208,297
Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
甲戌 [きのえいぬ] #216,833
Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
戌の刻 [いぬのこく]
hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
戌の年 [いぬのとし]
year of the Dog
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