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Traditional Chinese Time Units

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Chinese Culture

Traditional Chinese Time Units

	12 Two-Hour Periods	Pinyin	Hour
1	子	zǐ	11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
2	丑	chǒu	1 a.m. to 3 a.m.
3	寅	yín	3 a.m. to 5 a.m.
4	卯	mǎo	5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
5	辰	chén	7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
6	巳	sì	9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
7	午	wǔ	11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
8	未	wèi	1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
9	申	shēn	3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
10	酉	yǒu	5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
11	戌	xū	7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
12	亥	hài	9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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Over one hundred years ago, Chinese people did not use the 24-hour clock to describe time. So how did they do it? Why is “noon” in Chinese called “zhōngwǔ?" If you are interested in learning more about Chinese culture, please take our Free trial lessons now!

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