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壬

rén

Character

What 壬 means

1. ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems {十天干|shí tiān gān}
2. ninth in order
3. letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4. ancient Chinese compass point: 345°
5. nona

Words starting with 壬

• 壬午rén wǔnineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
• 壬子rén zǐforty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032
• 壬寅rén yínthirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
• 壬申rén shēnninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052
• 壬辰rén chéntwenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072
• 壬辰倭乱rén chén wō luànImjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
• 壬戌rén xūfifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042

Characters that look like 壬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 圣shèng(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)…

Sounds the same

Read rén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 人person; people
• 仁humane; kernel
• 亻"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
• 任surname Ren