Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 1 entry. shí'èrdìzhī 十二地支 the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)