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巳

sign of the snake or serpent
Stroke count: 3

Readings

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Meanings

  1. sign of the snake or serpent
  2. 9-11AM
  3. sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
  4. sign of the snakeRtK
  1. the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. the Serpent
  3. hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
  4. south-southeast
  5. fourth month of the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

mosaic with bit missing

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2200

Compound words

巳年みどし
year of the Snake
辰巳たつみ
southeast
己巳つちのとみ
Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
上巳じょうし
Doll's Festival (March 3)
初巳はつみ
first Serpent day of the year
巳の日の祓みのひのはらえ
purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar
辛巳かのとみ
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
癸巳みずのとみ
Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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