Chinese word dictionary

戌狗

xū gǒu · Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

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Word information

Simplified戌狗

Traditional戌狗

Pinyinxū gǒu

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.

戌xū

11th terrestrial branch

狗gǒu

dog

How to learn 戌狗

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甲戌jiǎ xū

eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054

丙戌bǐng xū

twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066

庚戌gēng xū

forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030

壬戌rén xū

fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042