巳
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
3 strokes
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How 巳 is formed
components: 乚
? unknown part
Characters built with 巳 as their sound component
These characters all use 巳 (sì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巳 sound component | sì | the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch |
| 祀 | sì | to sacrifice, to worship |
| 圯 | yí | bridge; river bank |
| 汜 | sì | a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch |
Words containing 巳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁巳复辟 | Dīng sì Fù bì | see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4] |
| 巳时 | sì shí | 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
| 丁巳 | dīng sì | fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037 |
| 巳蛇 | sì shé | Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) |
| 己巳 | jǐ sì | sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049 |
| 乙巳 | yǐ sì | forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025 |
| 辛巳 | xīn sì | eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061 |
| 癸巳 | guǐ sì | thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073 |