巳
sì
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How is 巳 read in the Chinese Bible?
巳 is read sì in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 3 books, first in Matthew 20:3.
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 3
- First in
- Matthew 20:3
Words it forms in the Bible
- 巳sì× 36th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake
Meaning: the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
In the text
- Matthew 20:3
约在巳初出去，看见市上还有闲站的人，
- Mark 15:25
钉他在十字架上是巳初的时候。
- Acts 2:15
你们想这些人是醉了；其实不是醉了，因为时候刚到巳初。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.