亥(hài)

6 strokes

12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m.…

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Character information

Pinyin
hài
Meaning
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
Strokes
6
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 亥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱亠？

Made of

亠tóu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 亥 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 亥

Common words using 亥 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dīng丁hài亥

twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

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yǐ乙hài亥

twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055

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hài亥shí时

9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

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é俄hài亥é俄

Ohio

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é俄hài亥é俄zhōu州

Ohio

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guǐ癸hài亥

sixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043

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xīn辛hài亥

forty-eighth year H12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1971 or 2031

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xīn辛hài亥gé革mìng命

Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty

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Related characters

From 亥’s common words

丁乙时俄州癸辛革

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