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寅

sign of the tiger
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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Meanings

  1. sign of the tigerRtK
  2. 3-5AM
  3. third sign of Chinese zodiac
  1. the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
  3. east-northeast
  4. first month of the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · caterpillar · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · sprout · shoot · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2162

Compound words

寅年とらどし
year of the Tiger
丑寅うしとら
northeast
寅の刻とらのこく
hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
戊寅つちのえとら
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)
丙寅ひのえとら
Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
庚寅かのえとら
Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
壬寅みずのえとら
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
甲寅きのえとら
Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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