Lingaku- same as 天干
- the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- same as 天干
- the 10 heavenly stems
This term refers to the set of ten elemental characters used in the traditional Chinese calendar and for ordinal numbering.
This year is a Wood Rat year.
In Chinese tradition, the heavenly stems are used to mark years and months.
This meaning emphasizes the cyclical nature of these characters in a wider context, often relating to astrology and traditional practices.
These ten heavenly stems are cycled every ten years.
The heavenly stems combined with the earthly branches form the Chinese calendrical system.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shí gān十干the ten heavenly stemstiān gān天干dì zhī地支heavenly stems and earthly branchesgān干Zhī支Jǐ纪Nián年stems and branches calendar systemshí gān十干pèi hé配合combination of the ten heavenly stemsjiǎ yǐ甲乙bǐng丙Dīng丁the first four heavenly stemsyīn yáng阴阳wǔ xíng五行yin-yang and the five elementsshí gān十干xún huán循环ten heavenly stems cyclegān干wù戊guān xi关系relationship between stems and Wumìng lǐ xué命理学fate calculation in Chinese metaphysicschuán tǒng传统lì fǎ历法traditional calendar systemgān zhī干支yùn suàn运算stems and branches calculationshí gān十干jí qí及其hán yì含义the ten heavenly stems and their meanings