Astrology 生肖词汇 -The 12 Signs of the Zodiac

Astrology 

生肖词汇 - chinese english vocabulary

Zodiac signs, chinese signs. English chinese vocabulary list with chinese characters and pinyin.

The 12 Signs of the Zodiac

牡羊座		mǔ yáng zuò	( n. ) Áries
金牛座		jīn niú zuò	( n. ) Taurus

双子座		shuāng zǐ zuò	( n. ) Gémini
巨蟹座		jù xiè zuò	( n. ) Cancer

狮子座		shī zi zuò	( n. ) Leo
处女座		chǔ nǚ zuò	( n. ) Virgo

天秤座		tiān chèng zuò	( n. ) Libra
天蝎座		tiān xiē zuò	( n. ) Scórpio

射手座		shè shǒu zuò	( n. ) Sagittárius
魔羯座		mó jié zuò	( n. ) Capricornus

水瓶座		shuǐ píng zuò	( n. ) Aquárius
双鱼座		shuāng yú zuò	( n. ) Pisces

The 12 Chinese Signs

虎		hǔ	( n. ) tiger
兔		tù	( n. ) rabbit ( adj. ) hare-lipped

龙		lóng	( n. ) dragon / imperial / dinosaur
蛇		shé	( n. ) snake / serpent

马		mǎ	( n. ) horse
羊		yáng	( n. ) sheep

猴		hóu	( n. ) monkey
鸡		jī	( n. ) chicken / fowl

狗		gǒu	( n. ) dog
猪		zhū	( n. ) hog / pig / swine

鼠		shǔ	( n. ) rat / mouse
牛		niú	( n. ) ox / cow / bull

The 12 Earthly Branches

子		zǐ	11 p.m.-1 a.m. / 1st earthly branch / child / midnight / son / child / seed / egg / small thing (noun suff.)
丑		chǒu	2nd Earthly Branch / clown / Chou (surname) shameful / ugly / disgraceful

寅		yín	3-5 a.m. / 3rd earthly branch
卯		mǎo	4th earthly branch / 5-7 a.m.

辰		chén	5th earthly branch / 7-9 a.m.
巳		sì	6th earthly branch / 9-11 a.m.

午		wǔ	11 a.m.-1 p.m. / 7th earthly branch / noon
未		wèi	1-3 p.m. / 8th earthly branch / not yet / did not / have not / not

申		shēn	(surname) / 3-5 p.m. / 9th earthly branch / extend / to state / to explain
酉		yǒu	10th earthly branch / 5-7 p.m.

戌		xū	11th earthly branch / 7-9 p.m.
亥		hài	12th earthly branch / 9-11 p.m.

The 10 Celestial stem

甲		jiǎ	"A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.) / 1st heavenly stem / 1st in order / armor
乙		yǐ	"B" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.) / 2nd heavenly stem / 2nd in order

丙		bǐng	the third of the ten heavenly stems / the third position / third / number three
丁		dīng	(surname) / 4th heavenly stem / a Chinese surname

戊		wù	5th heavenly stem
己		jǐ	6th heavenly stem / self

庚		gēng	7th heavenly stem / age
辛		xīn	8th heavenly stem / tired

壬		rén	9th heavenly stem
癸		guǐ	10th heavenly stem

miscellaneous

地支		dì zhī	( n. ) The 12 Earthly Branches
生肖		shēng xiào	( n. ) 12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches

算命		suàn mìng	( v. ) to tell fortune
天干		tiān gān	( n. ) The 10 Celestial stem

星座		xīng zuò	( n. ) constellation
占卜		zhān bǔ	( n. ) to divine