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5th earthly branch; 7-9 a.m.; 5th terrestrial branch; early morning; the fifth earthly branch |
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Amidst the effort 乙 of walking 止 up to a cliff 厂 one looks at the stars above 上 |
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The archaic form of this character looks like a rope-bridge attached to a cliff 厂; the foot 止 component at bottom may emphasize this; rope-bridge would explain the derivative meaning of to shake (see 震); ancient meaning was a constellation seen in Spring; sometimes 上 was included pointing up to the sky; by extension refers to morning or springtime etc. |
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