Chinese word dictionary

庚申

gēng shēn · fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040

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Word information

Simplified庚申

Traditional庚申

Pinyingēng shēn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

庚gēng

age; 7th heavenly stem

申shēn

to report; to extend; to explain; to declare

How to learn 庚申

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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