THE TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
You: Earthly Branch
You is the tenth branch and pairs with Rooster.
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酉 · yǒu
You belongs to the autumn portion of the traditional cycle. It can suggest sorting, naming and making a result clear enough for others to use.
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Zi: Earthly Branch
Zi begins the twelve-branch sequence and pairs with Rat.
1 min readChou: Earthly Branch
Chou is the second branch and pairs with Ox.
1 min readYin: Earthly Branch
Yin is the third branch and pairs with Tiger.
1 min readMao: Earthly Branch
Mao is the fourth branch and pairs with Rabbit.
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