巳
Ancient forms
3 forms- Oracle boneShang
- BronzeWestern Zhou
- Small sealQin–Han
- 巳RegularToday
Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
sì si4
- 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
- ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
Words with 巳
- 巳时sìshí9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 丁巳dīngsìfifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
- 巳蛇sìshéYear 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 己巳jǐsìsixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
- 乙巳yǐsìforty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
- 辛巳xīnsìeighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
- 癸巳guǐsìthirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073
- 丁巳复辟DīngsìFùbìManchu Restoration of 1917, see 张勋复辟 (Zhāng Xūn Fù bì)