庚 (gēng) - The seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems & age

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gēng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 广

枫惠

庚 · gēng

The seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems;

age;

path;

to compensate;

to change.

The seventh of the ten Heavenly Stemsagepath

Usage highlights

Seventh Heavenly StemAgeGengzi YearCompensationRenewalGengshen Year

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He is sixty years old (年庚六十).
  • The seventh Heavenly Stem (庚) is associated with Metal.
  • The Gengzi year (庚子年) was 1900 and 1960.
  • The repair is compensated (庚偿).

Collocations

  • Seventh Heavenly Stem(天庚)
  • Age(年庚)
  • Gengzi Year(庚子年)
  • Compensation(庚偿)
  • Renewal(庚新)
  • Gengshen Year(庚申年)

Idioms

  • The Gengshen Incident(庚申之变)
  • Gengshen National Day(庚申国庆)
  • The Gengzi Indemnity(庚子赔款)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the Ten Heavenly Stems (天干), used in the traditional Chinese calendar system.
  • Associated with the element Metal and the direction West in Chinese cosmology.
  • Historically used to denote age, particularly in formal or literary contexts.

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