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(thread spool),9th heavenly stem
Original meaning:
thread spool
Depicts a spool of thread. The modern meaning "9th heavenly stem" is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 壬
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
nona | ||
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072 | ||
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062 | ||
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032 | ||
ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052 |
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