How many branches are there? What's the point?

There are 12 earthly branches, namely: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.

Zi: "Zi" means that everything sprouts in the dynamic sun. Child year, zodiac mouse.

Ugly: it means that the spirit of the sun has not fallen on New Year's Eve. Ugly year, zodiac cow.

Yin: It means moving and attracting, that is, everything begins to grow. In the lunar year, the zodiac tiger.

Mao: Mao, which means everything is fine, is the year of Mao of the zodiac rabbit.

Chen: It means earthquake, that is, everything shakes and everything grows. Old age, zodiac dragon.

Si: It is already, which means everything has become. Four years, Zodiac Snake.

Noon: Well, it means everything is grand and dense. Afternoon, the zodiac horse.

W: It's the taste. Everything has a taste. Young, zodiac sheep.

Shen: It's the body, which means that everything takes shape. Shen Nian, the monkey in the zodiac.

Unitary: Bao means that everything is mature. You nian, the zodiac chicken.

Xu: Extinction means that everything is destroyed and returned to the soil. Hey, zodiac dog.

Sea: nuclear means that everything becomes a seed. Year of the sea, the zodiac pig.

Extended data

Heavenly stems and earthly branches constitutes the traditional calendar year in ancient China. In ancient China, it was matched with heavenly stems to indicate the order of year, month and time. The months corresponding to the twelve earthly branches are as follows:

Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, Zi and Ugly.

Positive, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and December.

Yin, Mao and Chen are spring in February and March of the lunar calendar. In spring, everything germinates and breeds, and the three are combined into wood.

It's April, May and June of the lunar calendar. In summer, everything is in bloom, the weather is hot, and triads are on fire.

Shen, You and Xu are in the autumn of July, August and September in the lunar calendar. Everything is mature in autumn, and the underworld is golden.

Shanghai, Confucius and Ugliness are the winter in November of the lunar calendar. In winter, everything is underground, the ground is covered with ice and snow, and the three are water.

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