酉

yǒu

10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster

ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

a picture of 酉 → a vessel half-filled with wine

The original character depicted a clay jar with liquid sitting in its lower half, evoking fermented wine. As a time marker, the rooster crows at dusk — the hour 酉 covers — connecting the vessel's evening warmth to the day's close.

兀+日→酉

酉时是下午五点到七点之间。

yǒu shí shì xià wǔ wǔ diǎn dào qī diǎn zhī jiān。

the yǒu hour is between five and seven in the afternoon.

古代地图上，酉对应的方位是正西方。

gǔ dài dì tú shàng，yǒu duì yìng de fāng wèi shì zhèng xī fāng。

on ancient maps, the direction corresponding to yǒu is due west.

Words with 酉

酉时

yǒu shí

5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

酉牌时分

yǒu pái shí fēn

5-7 pm

酉阳

yǒu yáng

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]

酉阳土家族苗族自治县

yǒu yáng tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]

酉阳县

yǒu yáng xiàn

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]

酉鸡

yǒu jī

Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005)

丁酉

dīng yǒu

thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017

乙酉

yǐ yǒu

twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065

己酉

jǐ yǒu

forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029

癸酉

guǐ yǒu

tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053

辛酉

xīn yǒu

fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041

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