甲辰

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	5th earthly branch; 7–9 a.m.
trad. (甲辰)		甲	辰
simp. #(甲辰)		甲	辰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ san⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎchén
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻên²
    • Yale: jyǎ-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachern
    • Palladius: цзячэнь (czjačɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ san⁴
    • Yale: gaap sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ sɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kah-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahsiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sin²³/

Noun

甲辰

1. The forty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	辰
きのえ Grade: S	たつ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 甲(きのえ) (kinoe, “the first heavenly stem”) + 辰(たつ) (tatsu, “dragon”)

Noun

甲(きのえ)辰(たつ) • (kinoetatsu) 

1. Wood Dragon, the forty-first term in the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	辰
こう Grade: S	しん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Compound of 甲(こう) (kō, “the first heavenly stem”) + 辰(しん) (shin, “dragon”)

Noun

甲(こう)辰(しん) • (kōshin) 

1. Wood Dragon, the forty-first term in the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	辰

Proper noun

甲辰 • (Gapjin) (hangeul 갑진)

1. Hanja form^? of 갑진 (“Wood Dragon, the forty-first in the sexagenary cycle”).