Earthly Branches
The twelve Earthly Branches or Terrestrial Branches are a Chinese ordering system used throughout East Asia in various contexts, including its ancient dating system, astrological traditions, zodiac and ordinals.
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| Chinese | 地支 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Địa Chi | ||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 地支 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 지지 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 地支 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 地支 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | ちし | ||||||||||||||||
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| 12 Branches | |||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 十二支 | ||||||||||||||||
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