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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gān zhī
"中国古代使用干支来纪年。"
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The traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle used for recording time, comprising combinations of ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches.
"Scholars use the ganji system to accurately date ancient historical manuscripts and astronomical events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Chinese Pinyin romanization of 干支 (gānzhī), referring to the Sexagenary cycle. Historically rooted in ancient Chinese astronomy and calendar systems, combining the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ganji" is said worldwide
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cycle sexagésimal
Transliteration: sikl sɛksaʒezimal
"Le ganji est le système traditionnel chinois de datation."
Sechzigziger-Zyklus
Transliteration: zɛçtsɪɡɪɡɐ tsʏklʊs
"Das Ganji-System wird in der traditionellen chinesischen Astrologie verwendet."
ciclo sessagesimale
Transliteration: tʃiklo sesːadʒezimale
"Il ganji è fondamentale per calcolare il tempo nell'antica Cina."
ciclo sexagenario
Transliteration: siklo seksaxenarjo
"El sistema ganji organiza los años en ciclos de sesenta."
ciclo sexagenário
Transliteration: siklu seksɐʒeˈnaɾju
"O ganji é um sistema de calendários tradicional chinês."
षष्ठीय चक्र
Transliteration: shashthiy chakra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गानजी प्राचीन चीनी कैलेंडर प्रणाली का एक हिस्सा है।"
干支
Transliteration: gān zhī
"中国古代使用干支来纪年。"
간지
Transliteration: ganji
"간지는 천간과 지지를 합친말입니다."
干支
Transliteration: kan-shi
"干支は中国の古い暦法である。"
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