Definitions

1. 1. twenty-four

Components

• 二十 èr shí – twenty
• 四 sì – four

Related Words

• 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ – PN:the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
• 二十四孝 Èr shí sì Xiào – PN:the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
• 二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi – the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods