heavenly stem en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 天干 (tiāngān).
Meanings
- (historical) One of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent ▸ A day of the traditional ten-day week.
- One of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent ▸ One of the ten suns thought to appear in succession on its appointed day of the traditional week.
- (historical) One of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent ▸ The ancestor venerated with a ritual on the appointed day of the traditional week.
- (formal) One of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent ▸ An ordinal, used in similar contexts to Roman numerals in English numbering and outlining.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heavenly stems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (18)
ko 십간 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ja 天干 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · vi thiên can (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · mnc ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠴᡳᡴᡨᡝᠨ (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · cmn 十干 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · mnc ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᡴᡨᡝᠨ (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · cmn 天干 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · mnc ᠴᡳᡴᡨᡝᠨ (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ru небе́сный ствол (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ca tronc celeste (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · fi taivaallinen runko (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ca tija de cel (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · tyz can (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · de Himmelsstamm (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ko 천간 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · fr tige céleste (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · ja 十干 (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures) · za diengan (set of ten terms in East Asian cultures)