xīn chǒu
thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising
辛
xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent
丑
chǒu
shameful