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Chen branch

Also called Chen Earthly Branch

Chen (辰) is the fifth Earthly Branch, paired with Dragon and assigned 07:00–09:00 in the hour table.

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Word origin · etymology

Romanized Chinese calendrical name Chen (辰), ordinal 5.

Historical character derivation is not established by the cited calendar tables.

HKO: Stems and Branches ↗HKO: Twelve Animals ↗

How we know · epistemology

Calendrical convention

Branch ordinal, animal and hour range are calendrical mappings, not traits.

HKO: Stems and Branches ↗

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  1. HKO: Stems and Branches ↗
  2. HKO: Twelve Animals ↗