Twelve Earthly Branches
| No. | Earthly Branch |
Chinese name |
Japanese name |
Korean name |
Vietnamese name |
Vietnamese zodiac |
Chinese zodiac |
Corresponding hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin (pinyin) |
Cantonese (Jyutping) |
Onyomi | Kunyomi | Romanized | Hangul | ||||||
| 1 | 子 | zǐ | zi2 | shi | ne | ja | 자 | tý | Rat (chuột) | Rat (鼠) | 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. |
| 2 | 丑 | chǒu | cau2 | chū | ushi | chuk | 축 | sửu | Ox (trâu) | Ox (牛) | 1 to 3 a.m. |
| 3 | 寅 | yín | jan4 | in | tora | in | 인 | dần | Tiger (hổ/cọp) | Tiger (虎) | 3 to 5 a.m. |
| 4 | 卯 | mǎo | maau5 | bō | u | myo | 묘 | mẹo/mão | Rabbit (mèo) | Rabbit* (兔) | 5 to 7 a.m. |
| 5 | 辰 | chén | san4 | shin | tatsu | jin | 진 | thìn | Dragon (rồng) | Dragon (龍) | 7 to 9 a.m. |
| 6 | 巳 | sì | zi6 | shi | mi | sa | 사 | tỵ | Snake (rắn) | Snake (蛇) | 9 to 11 a.m. |
| 7 | 午 | wǔ | ng5 | go | uma | o | 오 | ngọ | Horse (ngựa) | Horse (馬) | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| 8 | 未 | wèi | mei6 | mi or bi | hitsuji | mi | 미 | mùi | Goat (dê) | Goat (羊) | 1 to 3 p.m. |
| 9 | 申 | shēn | san1 | shin | saru | shin | 신 | thân | Monkey (khỉ) | Monkey (猴) | 3 to 5 p.m. |
| 10 | 酉 | yǒu | jau5 | yū | tori | yu | 유 | dậu | Rooster (gà) | Rooster (雞) | 5 to 7 p.m. |
| 11 | 戌 | xū | seot1 | jutsu | inu | sul | 술 | tuất | Dog (chó) | Dog (狗) | 7 to 9 p.m. |
| 12 | 亥 | hài | hoi6 | gai | i | hae | 해 | hợi | Pig (lợn) | Pig (豬) | 9 to 11 p.m. |
*The names of several animals can be translated into English in several different ways. The Vietnamese Earthly Branches use Cat instead of Rabbit.
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