guǐ
10th heavenly stem
Origin unclear. Various explanations include (1) a pictograph of a type of ancient weapon, which could be the original form of 戣, (2) pictograph of four leaves growing opposite from each other or the head of a sunflower, which could be the original form of 葵, or (3) pictograph of two arrows intersecting each other. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
Oracle script
Bronze script
Seal script
Clerical script
Regular script
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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deca | ||
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023 | ||
twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063 | ||
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033 | ||
tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053 |
季旭昇《說文新證》p.969-970