庚辰

Chinese

		7th heavenly stem; age	5th earthly branch; 7–9 a.m.
trad. (庚辰)		庚	辰
simp. ^#(庚辰)		庚	辰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gēngchén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄥㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ san⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-sîn / kng-sîn / kiⁿ-sîn / keⁿ-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēngchén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄥㄔㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gengchén
  - Wade–Giles: kêng¹-chʻên²
  - Yale: gēng-chén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengchern
  - Palladius: гэнчэнь (gɛnčɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gang¹ san⁴
  - Yale: gāng sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: king-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengsiin
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: kng-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngsiin
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ sin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: kinn-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvisiin
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ sin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: kenn-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvesiin
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

Noun

庚辰

The seventeenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Dragon" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

甲子 (jiǎzǐ)
乙丑 (yǐchǒu)
丙寅 (bǐngyín)
丁卯 (dīngmǎo)
戊辰 (wùchén)
己巳 (jǐsì)
庚午 (gēngwǔ)
辛未 (xīnwèi)
壬申 (rénshēn)
癸酉 (guǐyǒu)
甲戌 (jiǎxū)
乙亥 (yǐhài)
丙子 (bǐngzǐ)
丁丑 (dīngchǒu)
戊寅 (wùyín)
己卯 (jǐmǎo)
庚辰 (gēngchén)
辛巳 (xīnsì)
壬午 (rénwǔ)
癸未 (guǐwèi)
甲申 (jiǎshēn)
乙酉 (yǐyǒu)
丙戌 (bǐngxū)
丁亥 (dīnghài)
戊子 (wùzǐ)
己丑 (jǐchǒu)
庚寅 (gēngyín)
辛卯 (xīnmǎo)
壬辰 (rénchén)
癸巳 (guǐsì)
甲午 (jiǎwǔ)
乙未 (yǐwèi)
丙申 (bǐngshēn)
丁酉 (dīngyǒu)
戊戌 (wùxū)
己亥 (jǐhài)
庚子 (gēngzǐ)
辛丑 (xīnchǒu)
壬寅 (rényín)
癸卯 (guǐmǎo)
甲辰 (jiǎchén)
乙巳 (yǐsì)
丙午 (bǐngwǔ)
丁未 (dīngwèi)
戊申 (wùshēn)
己酉 (jǐyǒu)
庚戌 (gēngxū)
辛亥 (xīnhài)
壬子 (rénzǐ)
癸丑 (guǐchǒu)
甲寅 (jiǎyín)
乙卯 (yǐmǎo)
丙辰 (bǐngchén)
丁巳 (dīngsì)
戊午 (wùwǔ)
己未 (jǐwèi)
庚申 (gēngshēn)
辛酉 (xīnyǒu)
壬戌 (rénxū)
癸亥 (guǐhài)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
庚	辰
かのえ Jinmeiyō	たつ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 辰(たつ) (tatsu, “dragon”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)辰(たつ) • (kanoetatsu)

Metal Dragon, the seventeenth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚	辰
こう Jinmeiyō	しん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 辰(しん) (shin, “dragon”)

Noun

庚(こう)辰(しん) • (kōshin)

Metal Dragon, the seventeenth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚	辰

Proper noun

庚辰 • (Gyeongjin) (hangeul 경진)

hanja form^? of 경진 (“Metal Dragon, the seventeenth in the sexagenary cycle”)