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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 庚申

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
庚申 gēng shēn - fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 58,067 91,129

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gēng- age
- seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- seventh in order
- letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- ancient Chinese compass point: 255°
- hepta
shēn- old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4hai3]
- surname Shen
shēn- to extend
- to state
- to explain
- 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
- ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

Other Words Containing 庚申

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo