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Simplified壬寅
Traditional壬寅
Pinyinrén yín
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Chinese word dictionary
壬寅
rén yín · thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
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壬子rén zǐ
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
壬辰rén chéntwenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
壬申rén shēnninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
壬午rén wǔnineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
壬戌rén xūfifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
壬辰倭乱rén chén wō luànImjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598