戌

used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qu1 qu5 r5]

11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / fifth in order / letter "E" or Roman "V" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / penta

twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066

fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042

staple (used with a hasp)

forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030

thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

7-9 pm