heavenly stem
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heavenly stem
Where it comes from
Calque from Chinese 天干 (tiāngān).
noun heavenly stems
- A day of the traditional ten-day week.
- One of the ten suns thought to appear in succession on its appointed day of the traditional week.
- The ancestor venerated with a ritual on the appointed day of the traditional week.
- An ordinal, used in similar contexts to Roman numerals in English numbering and outlining.
Similar: celestial stem
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noun
Similar: celestial stem
Translations
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noun set of ten terms in East Asian cultures
| 한국어 | 천간 cheon'gan, 십간 sipgan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 天干 tenkan, 十干 jikkan |
| 中文 | 天干 tiāngān, 十干 shígān |
| Français | tige céleste |
| Deutsch | Himmelsstamm |
| Русский | небе́сный ствол nebésnyj stvol |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên can |
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title = {heavenly stem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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