庚戌
gēng xū · forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 庚戌
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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date and time of a person's birth; age
庚子gēng zǐ37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020
庚糖gēng tángheptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
贵庚guì gēngyour age (honorific)
仓庚cāng gēngblack-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
庚辰gēng chénseventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060