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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
上 人 乙 ⿳亠𠂈人
Mandarin
hai4
English
Definitions
12th earthly branch; 9-11 p.m.; 12th terrestrial branch; the twelveth earthly branch
Mnemonic
Two persons 人 making an effort 乙 with heaven above 上
Etymology
Notes
Originally similar to 方; sometimes it was nearly the same as 豕; probably a person or animal making an effort 乙 above 上; seal version shows two persons 人