Word origin · etymology
Geographic adjective and translated scientific label.
Chinese identifies the tradition; lunisolar combines Moon and Sun; zodiac is an English comparison label for the animal cycle, not its Chinese word origin.
Merriam-Webster: lunisolar ↗Hong Kong Observatory: Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches ↗
How we know · epistemology
System-specific sources and conventions
This entry covers Chinese lunisolar zodiac. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.
Gregorian–Lunar Calendar Conversion Table of 1995 — Hong Kong Observatory ↗The 24 Solar Terms — Hong Kong Observatory ↗
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Sources & provenance
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