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Mandarin pronunciation:
pin1yin1
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pīnyīn
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a5
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SimplifiedPīnyīnEnglish Definition TraditionalHSK寅yín *寅* | 寅* | *寅3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° Other entries referring to this entry:
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Mandarin pronunciation:
pin1yin1
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pīnyīn
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ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
Mandarin tone colors:
off
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āáǎàa
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āáǎàa
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āáǎàa
Mandarin syllables:
no spaces
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space separated
HSK levels:
hide
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show
Chinese font size:
small
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Show pronunciation:
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on mouse over
below 汉字
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above 汉字
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right of 汉字
Character dictionary only
Cantonese pronunciation:
hide
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Yale
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Jyutping
Yale Cantonese:
a5
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áh
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hide
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SimplifiedPīnyīnEnglish Definition TraditionalHSK地支dìzhī *地支* | 地支* | *地支the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.