Hour is an ancient unit of timekeeping. Ancient people divided a day into twelve hours, and each hour is equivalent to two hours today. According to legend, each hour is named according to the time when the animals in the zodiac appear. Comparison table of the twelve zodiac signs and the 12 hours 01
Zi hour - Rat (23 o'clock to 01 o'clock) midnight, also known as midnight and middle night: the first hour of the twelve o'clock; the rat is the most active at this time active. 02
Chou hour - Cow (01 to 03 o'clock) rooster crows, also known as wild chicken: the second hour of the twelve o'clock; at this time, the cow chews the food that has not been digested during the day. 03
Yinshi-Tiger (03:00 to 05:00) Pingdan, also known as dawn, morning, is the transition between night and day; tigers are most ferocious at this time. 04
Mao Shi - Rabbit (05:00 to 07:00) Sunrise, also known as dawn and rising sun, refers to the time when the sun just shows its face and rises; the moon, also known as the Jade Rabbit, is still in the sky during this time. 05
Chenshi - Dragon Eating Time (07:00 to 09:00), also known as early food, is also the time for breakfast. According to legend, this is the time when "dragons make rain". 06
Sishi - Snake (09:00 to 11:00) Yuzhong, also known as Riyu, etc.: It is called Yuzhong when it is close to noon; the snake hides in the grass at this time. 07
Noon hour - Horse (11:00 to 13:00) is the middle of the day, also known as sunrise, noon, etc.; at this time, the sun is the strongest, Yang energy reaches its limit, Yin energy will be produced, and Horse is Yin Animal-like. 08
Weishi - Sheep (13:00 to 15:00), also known as Rishu, Riyang, etc.: the sun is westward as Sunshine; sheep eat grass during this time. 09
Shen Shi - Monkey (15 o'clock to 17 o'clock) feeding time, also known as Ripu, Xishi, etc.; monkeys like to cry at this time. 10
Youshi - chicken (17 to 19 o'clock) sunrise, also known as sunset and evening: it means the time when the sun sets; chickens begin to return to their nests in the evening. 11
Xu Shi - Dog (19:00 to 21:00) Dusk, also known as Rixi, Ritwi, Riwan, etc.: At this time, the sun has set and the sky will be dark. The sky and the earth are dim and everything is hazy, so it is called dusk. The dog started guarding the gate. 12
Haishi - Pig (21:00 to 23:00) Ren Ding, also known as Ding Hui, etc.: At this time, the night is deep, and people have stopped activities and rested for sleep; Ren Ding also means people are still. Hour comparison table 01
The working people in ancient China divided the day and night into twelve periods, and each period was called an hour. The first hour of each hour is the beginning, and the last hour is the positive hour. For example, 7 o'clock is called Chen Chu, 8 o'clock is called Chen Zheng, 9 o'clock is called Si Chu, and 10 o'clock is called Si Zheng. The twelve hours can refer to either a day or any hour. The twelve hours are equal to 24 hours, and each hour is equal to 2 hours. 02
The pronunciation of twelve o’clock: zi (third tone), chou (third tone), yin (second tone), mao mao (third tone), chen (second tone) ), 巳si (the fourth tone), Wuwu (the third tone), Weiwei (the fourth tone), Shen Shen (the first tone), Youyou (the third tone), Xuxu (the first tone), Haihai (the fourth tone).
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Zi hour: 23-01 o'clock;
Chou hour: 01-03 o'clock;
Yin hour: 03-05 o'clock;
Mao hour: 05-07 o'clock;
Chen hour: 07-09 o'clock;
Si hour: 09-11 o'clock;
Noon hour: 11-13 o'clock;
Wei time: 13-15 o'clock;
Shen time: 15-17 o'clock;
Unity time: 17-19 o'clock;
Xushi: 19-21 o'clock;
Haishi: 21-23 o'clock. 04
Update point: In ancient times, the Xu hour in the evening was regarded as the first update, the Hai hour as the second update, the Zi hour as the third update, the Chou hour as the fourth update, and the Yin hour as the fifth update. So the third watch is from 23:00 to 1:00 in the middle of the night.