庚

gēng

age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)

Ancient forms

3 forms

Meaning

gēng geng1
  1. age
  2. seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
  3. seventh in order
  4. letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. ancient Chinese compass point: 255°
  6. hepta

Example sentences

  • huáluógēng华罗庚shì是yígè一个shùxuéjiā数学家。
    Hua Luogeng is a mathematician.

Words with 庚

  • 庚子gēngzǐ37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020
  • 年庚niángēngdate and time of a person's birth
  • 庚糖gēngtángheptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
  • 贵庚guìgēngyour age (honorific)
  • 庚申gēngshēnfifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040
  • 仓庚cānggēngblack-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
  • 庚午gēngwǔseventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050
  • 庚辰gēngchénseventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060
  • 庚戌gēngxūforty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030
  • 庚寅gēngyíntwenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
  • 庚子国变gēngzǐguóbiànthe crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
  • 长庚ChánggēngClassical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk

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