Earthly Branches
an ancient ordering system of 12 ordinals, from east to west, also used in the dating system for time, astrological traditions, zodiac and ordinals in East Asia countries
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Earthly Branches
Summary
Earthly Branches is an unit of time[1]. It draws 1,210 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #16 of 82).[2]
Key Facts
- Earthly Branches's instance of is recorded as unit of time[3].
- Earthly Branches's instance of is recorded as notation[4].
- Earthly Branches's instance of is recorded as dodecad[5].
- Earthly Branches is a type of numbering scheme[6].
- Earthly Branches is part of Sexagenary cycle[7].
- Earthly Branches's Commons category is recorded as Earthly Branches[8].
- Earthly Branches's said to be the same as is recorded as Shi'er chen[9].
- Earthly Branches comprises zǐ[10].
- Earthly Branches comprises chǒu[11].
- Earthly Branches comprises yín[12].
- Earthly Branches comprises mǎo[13].
- Earthly Branches comprises chén[14].
- Earthly Branches comprises Snake_(zodiac)[15].
- Earthly Branches comprises wǔ[16].
- Earthly Branches comprises wèi[17].
- Earthly Branches comprises shēn[18].
- Earthly Branches comprises yǒu[19].
- Earthly Branches comprises xū[20].
- Earthly Branches comprises hài[21].
- Earthly Branches's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Earthly Branches[22].
- Earthly Branches's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[23].
- Earthly Branches's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '地支'}[24].
- Earthly Branches's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '十二支'}[25].
- Earthly Branches's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '地支'}[26].
- Earthly Branches's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '十二支'}[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include unit of time[3], notation[4], and dodecad[5]. Earthly Branches is a type of numbering scheme[6].
Use and Application
Components include zǐ[10], chǒu[11], yín[12], mǎo[13], chén[14], and Snake_(zodiac)[15]. Earthly Branches is part of Sexagenary cycle[7].
Why It Matters
Earthly Branches draws 1,210 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_time category, ranking #16 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]