庚 (gēng) — the seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems; (literary) age, especially in the context of birth years
Definition
庚 is the 7th of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干), used in classical and calendrical contexts to mark years and dates. In literary writing, 同庚 means 'of the same age'.
noun
the seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems(literary) ageespecially in the context of birth years
Examples
- 庚。gēng Shì tiān gān zhōng de dì qī wèi.Geng is the seventh position among the Heavenly Stems.
- 庚。gēng Zǐ nián chū shēng de rén shǔ shǔ.People born in the Gengzi year are born in the Year of the Rat.
- 庚，。Tā men liǎ nián gēng xiāng tóng, suǒ yǐ guān xì hěn hǎo.The two of them have the same birth year, so they get along well.
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