Wood Snake
(Redirected from Yin Wood Snake)
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| Chinese | 乙巳 | ||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | Ất Tỵ | ||||||
| Chữ Hán | 乙巳 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 을사 | ||||||
| Hanja | 乙巳 | ||||||
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| Kanji | 乙巳 | ||||||
| Kana | きのとみ いっし | ||||||
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| 01 Wood Rat |
02 Wood Ox |
03 Fire Tiger |
04 Fire Rabbit |
05 Earth Dragon |
06 Earth Snake |
| 07 Metal Horse |
08 Metal Goat |
09 Water Monkey |
10 Water Rooster |
11 Wood Dog |
12 Wood Pig |
| 13 Fire Rat |
14 Fire Ox |
15 Earth Tiger |
16 Earth Rabbit |
17 Metal Dragon |
18 Metal Snake |
| 19 Water Horse |
20 Water Goat |
21 Wood Monkey |
22 Wood Rooster |
23 Fire Dog |
24 Fire Pig |
| 25 Earth Rat |
26 Earth Ox |
27 Metal Tiger |
28 Metal Rabbit |
29 Water Dragon |
30 Water Snake |
| 31 Wood Horse |
32 Wood Goat |
33 Fire Monkey |
34 Fire Rooster |
35 Earth Dog |
36 Earth Pig |
| 37 Metal Rat |
38 Metal Ox |
39 Water Tiger |
40 Water Rabbit |
41 Wood Dragon |
42 Wood Snake |
| 43 Fire Horse |
44 Fire Goat |
45 Earth Monkey |
46 Earth Rooster |
47 Metal Dog |
48 Metal Pig |
| 49 Water Rat |
50 Water Ox |
51 Wood Tiger |
52 Wood Rabbit |
53 Fire Dragon |
54 Fire Snake |
| 55 Earth Horse |
56 Earth Goat |
57 Metal Monkey |
58 Metal Rooster |
59 Water Dog |
60 Water Pig |
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Wood Snake (Chinese: 乙巳; pinyin: yǐsì) is the 42nd combination of the sexagenary cycle of the Chinese zodiac. It is preceded by Wood Dragon and followed by Fire Horse. In the traditional correspondence of the Heavenly Stems with the Five Phases, yǐ (乙) represents yin and Wood, while the Earthly Branch sì (巳) corresponds to the Snake zodiac.[1][2]
Gregorian calendar years
[edit]A year of the Wood Snake occurs every 60 years according to the following table:
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References
[edit]- ↑ Smith, Adam (2011). "The Chinese Sexagenary Cycle and the Ritual Foundations of the Calendar". In Steele, John M. (ed.). Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World. Oxford: Oxbow Books. pp. 1–38. ISBN 9781842179871.
- ↑ National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. "Glossary on 60 Kanshi or Sexagenary Cycle - ECO, NAOJ".
