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Character Decomposition
壬=丿+士
Meanings
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
ninth in order
letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 345°
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Words with 壬 20 total
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062壬午rén wǔforty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032壬子rén zǐthirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022壬寅rén yínfifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042壬戌rén xūninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052壬申rén shēntwenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072壬辰rén chénImjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598壬辰倭乱rén chén wō luàn
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