11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

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  • 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog; ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

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丙戌bǐng xū

twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066

壬戌rén xū

fifty-ninth year Ī1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042

庚戌gēng xū

forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030

戊戌wù xū

thirty-fifth year Ē1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

戊戌政变Wù xū Zhèng biàn

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Cí xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

戊戌维新Wù xū Wéi xīn

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Other Characters Pronounced “xu”