gēng

age; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]; seventh in order

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  • gēngage; seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]; seventh in order

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仓庚cāng gēng

black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

年庚nián gēng

date and time of a person's birth; age

庚午gēng wǔ

seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050

庚子gēng zǐ

thirty-seventh year G1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020; cf 庚子国变, the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight-nation military invasion

庚子国变gēng zǐ guó biàn

the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion

庚寅gēng yín

twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070

Other Characters Pronounced “geng”