the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
中國古代用嚟表示次序嘅十個符號，即係：甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸，是為十干 the ten heavenly stems
近義詞
天干地支
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
The set of ten heavenly stems as a whole. (syn.) 十干
noun
heavenly stem: one of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
noun, historical
heavenly stem: one of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
noun, formal
heavenly stem: one of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
（沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我想知道，你这个夏天干了些什么？
我想知道，你這個夏天干了些什麼？
wǒ xiǎng zhī dào ， nǐ zhè ge xià tiān gàn le xiē shén me ？
I want to know what you did this summer.
Mandarin
他昨天干了一天活儿。
他昨天干了一天活兒。
tā zuó tiān gàn le yī tiān huó er 。