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干支

gān zhī

2-character word

What 干支 means

1. the ten Heavenly Stems {十天干|shí tiān gān} and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
2. sexagenary cycle

The characters in 干支

• 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollow
• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect

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