Definitions
Etymology
Depicts roots of a plant. Based on the original meaning "roots", now written as 荄. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
About
Originally a pictograph representing tangled plant roots or the wooden framework of an early building, 亥 has since been repurposed within the traditional calendrical system. It now serves as the twelfth and final Earthly Branch, used for chronological reckoning in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. In this role, it corresponds to the pig in the twelve-year zodiac cycle and is primarily found in contexts of timekeeping, astrology, and historical dating.
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现在正是亥时。
亥时是晚上九点。
猪年在地支中对应亥。
辛亥革命发生在1911年。
亥是地支的第十二位。
古代用亥时来计时。
辛亥革命推翻了清朝统治。
亥字在甲骨文中就有记载。