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12 Earthly Branches - Di Zhi Flashcards

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Branch I - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

A

Name - Zi

Hexagram - 24 - Revival, Renewal, Turning back

Character - Small child, birth, seed, germ, starting point. Symbolises regeneration of vegetation

Animal - Rat

Organ - GB

Time - 23:00 - 01:00

Season - Winter

Seasonal Energy - Water

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Branch II - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Chou

Hexagram - 19 - Advancing, Approaching

Character - Two hands binding together, supporting the growth of young plants (hands are half open and symbolise relaxation and unwinding the knot)

Animal - Ox

Organ - LIV

Time - 01:00 - 03:00

Season - Winter

Seasonal Energy - Earth

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Branch III - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Yin

Hexagram - 11 - Peace, Advance, Good opportunity

Character - Two hands meeting under a shelter; pay respect, visit, greet; welcome and receive new/awakened life; symbol is a coiled earthworm (they appear in Spring)

Animal - Tiger

Organ - LU

Time - 03:00 - 05:00

Season - Spring; celebration of new year

Seasonal Energy - Wood

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Branch IV - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Mao

Hexagram - 34 - Great Strength

Character - Open door; plants shoot up out of the earth; something shooting out fast

Animal - Rabbit

Organ - CO

Time - 05:00 - 07:00

Season - Spring

Seasonal Energy - Wood

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Branch V - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Chen

Hexagram - 43 - Resolution, Eliminating, Breakthrough

Character - Woman bending forward to conceal her shame - some relate this to pregnancy, others to hiding menstruation.
Expansion, thunderstorm, first vegetation of sowing season

Animal - Dragon

Organ - ST

Time - 07:00 - 09:00

Season - Spring

Seasonal Energy - Earth

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Branch VI - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Si

Hexagram - 1 - Creative, Positive, Initiating

Character - Fully formed embryo; snake. Everything is complete/formed

Animal - Snake

Organ - Sp

Time - 09:00 - 11:00

Season - Summer

Seasonal Energy - Fire

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Branch VII - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Wu

Hexagram - 44 - Encounter, Meeting together

Character - Opposition - symbolises strength; the movement of yin is initiated; origin of the female, hidden growth. Yin defends itself

Animal - Horse

Organ - HT

Time - 11:00 - 13:00

Season - Summer

Seasonal Energy - Fire

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Branch VIII - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Wei

Hexagram - 33 - Retreating

Character - Big tree with fully growth branches; tree in full bloom. Flavour of fruit

Animal - Goat, sheep

Organ - SI

Time - 13:00 - 15:00

Season - Summer

Seasonal Energy - Earth

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Branch IX - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Shen

Hexagram - 12 - Misfortune, Hindrance, Standstill

Character - Two hands firmly holding a rope; closing of hands; suggests two alternate principles which engender the universe; lightning. Expansion of yin; autumn of life

Animal - Monkey

Organ - BL

Time - 15:00 - 17:00

Season - Autumn

Seasonal Energy - Metal

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Branch X - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - You

Hexagram - 20 - Contemplation, Watching

Character - Vase in which grain is being fermented; cider or wine press. Completion. In autumn we must contemplate what has happened and watch what we have

Animal - Rooster

Organ - KI

Time - 17:00 - 19:00

Season - Autumn

Seasonal Energy - Metal

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Branch XI - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Xu

Hexagram - 23 - Splitting apart, Decline, Erosion

Character - Injury from a weapon, destruction, preparing the earth for next sowing season. Yang pulls back under the earth; exhaustion

Animal - Dog

Organ - PC

Time - 19:00 - 21:00

Season - Autumn

Seasonal Energy - Earth

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Branch XII - Name in Chinese

Hexagram

Character

Animal

Organ

Time

Season

Seasonal Energy

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Name - Hai

Hexagram - 2 - Receptive, Responding

Character - Man and woman hiding under a shelter (often a symbol of heaven); favourable time for conception - yang is in touch with yin; time for planting the seed; propitious time for impregnation. Means nucleus or kernel of the root

Animal - Pig

Organ - TH

Time - 21:00 - 23:00

Season - Winter

Seasonal Energy - Water

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