戊
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Meaning: fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
💡 Imagine a halberd (戈) marking the fifth position in a cycle.
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戊 (wù) is the fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems (十天干), used in the Chinese sexagenary cycle to denote years, months, days, and directions. It is associated with the element earth and the central direction. In ancient times, it also represented a type of battle-ax, reflected in its radical 戈 (halberd).
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