庚 | [gēng, ㄍㄥ, 庚] age; seventh of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; seventh in order; letter "G" or roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hepta |
甲 | [jiǎ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ, 甲] armor; first of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; first in order; letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; first party (in legal contract, usually written 甲方, as opposed to second party 乙方); methyl |
乙 | [yǐ, ㄧˇ, 乙] bent; winding; second of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually written 乙方, as opposed to first party 甲方); ethyl |
丙 | [bǐng, ㄅㄧㄥˇ, 丙] third of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; third in order; letter "C" or roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; propyl |
丁 | [dīng, ㄉㄧㄥ, 丁] surname Ding; cubes (of food); fourth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; butyl |
戊 | [wù, ˋ, 戊] fifth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; fifth in order; letter "E" or roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; penta |
壬 | [rén, ㄖㄣˊ, 壬] ninth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; ninth in order; letter "I" or roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; nona |
十天干 | [shí tiān gān, ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ, 十天干] the 10 heavenly trunks 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III); also translated as heavenly stems |
十干 | [shí gān, ㄕˊ ㄍㄢ, 十干] same as 天干; the 10 heavenly trunks 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III); also translated as heavenly stems |
己 | [jǐ, ㄐㄧˇ, 己] self; oneself; sixth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; sixth in order; letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa |
癸 | [guǐ, ㄍㄨㄟˇ, 癸] tenth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; tenth in order; letter "J" or roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; deca |
辛 | [xīn, ㄒㄧㄣ, 辛] tired; eighth of 10 heavenly trunks 十天干; eighth in order; letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; octa |
笈 | [jí, ㄐㄧˊ, 笈] trunks (for books) |