卯

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / variant of 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength

variant of 卯[mao3]

old variant of 卯[mao3]

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

old variant of 某[mou3]

old variant of 私[si1]

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)

mortise / slit

lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later