巳 - Dong Chinese dictionary

sì

the hours from 9 to 11

Original meaning:

a type of snake creature

Depicts a snake-like creature. Based on the original meaning "a type of snake creature". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

巳

sì

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch; 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150°

Most common words with 巳

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	巳	ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
	乙巳	forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
	辛巳	eighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061
	丁巳	fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
	癸巳	thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073