# 干支
## Chinese

* 干支 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 干支 (Cantonese)
* 干支 (Classical)
* kôn-chṳ̂ (Hakka)
* găng-ciĕ (Eastern Min)
* kan-chi (Southern Min)
* Chinese sexagenary cycle (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gānzhī
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄓ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gon$^1$ zi$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-kî
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-ki / kan-chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gānzhī
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄓ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ganjhih
*** Wade–Giles: kan$^1$-chih$^1$
*** Yale: gān-jr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganjy
*** Palladius: ганьчжи (ganʹčži)
*** Sinological IPA : /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gon$^1$ zi$^1$
*** Yale: gōn jī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gon$^1$ dzi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gon$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-kî
*** Hakka Romanization System: gon$^ˊ$ gi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gon$^1$ gi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ki
*** Tâi-lô: kan-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kanky
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ki³³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-chi
*** Tâi-lô: kan-tsi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kancy
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

### Noun

干支
* The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.

#### Hyponyms

* (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 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)

#### See also

* 花甲 (huājiǎ)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 干 | 支 |
| かん Grade: 6 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かんし [káꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [kã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

#### Noun

干(かん)支(し) • (kanshi)
* the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

##### Related terms

* 十干(じっかん) (jikkan, “ten heavenly stems”)
* 十二支(じゅうにし) (jūnishi, “twelve earthly branches”)
* 還暦(かんれき) (kanreki, “sexagennial”)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 干 | 支 |
| えと ||
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 5 |
| jukujikun ||
The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as "positive" and "heavenly stems", the younger is adopted as "negative" and "earthly branches".

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) えと [ètó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [e̞to̞]

#### Noun

干支(えと) • (eto)
* the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)
    2000(にせん)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は庚(かのえ)辰(たつ)でした。
       Nisen-nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.
       The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.
* (narrowly): the twelve earthly branches
    1994(せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうよ)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は戌(いぬ)でした。
       Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.
       The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.