巳
Character
sì
Character6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
- Radical
- 巳 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 乚
- Traditional
- 巳
- Frequency
- #2821 most common character
Meaning
sì
si4- 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake CC-CEDICT
- ancient Chinese compass point: 150° CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 巳
Draw “巳” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 巳
巳时sì shí9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)Word巳蛇sì shéYear 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)Word丁巳dīng sìfifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037Word乙巳yǐ sìforty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025Word己巳jǐ sìsixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049Word癸巳guǐ sìthirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073Word辛巳xīn sìeighteenth year H6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2001 or 2061Word