Definitions
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
Etymology
Depicts roots of a plant. Based on the original meaning "roots", now written as 荄. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
About
The character "亥" derives from an early pictographic depiction of a pig, with its graphical evolution resulting in a non-decomposable logograph that does not incorporate distinct semantic or phonetic components in its standard form. Originally denoting the animal itself, its meaning contracted over time to serve exclusively as the term for the twelfth earthly branch, associated with the pig in the zodiac cycle and representing the two-hour period of late evening.
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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。