See 十二支 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"the 12 \"earthly branches\" 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài) (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)"
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"a gambling game, commonly referred to as \"chap ji kee\" in English sources, which used the 12 cards of the 四色牌 (sìsèpái) (four colour cards) deck, each of which has a different character drawn from those used in Chinese chess (象棋 (xiàngqí))"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄓ"
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"word": "巳 蛇"
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"word": "申 猴"
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"the 12 \"earthly branches\" 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài) (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)"
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