巳时 sì shí — the 9–11 a.m. period

巳时
sì shí

Characters: 巳 · 时

Definitions

  1. the 9–11 a.m. period

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

ExtDict

  1. 十二时辰之一。上午九时至十一时。

Examples

  • 古人把上午九点到十一点称为巳时。

    Ancients called the 9 to 11 a.m. period the sishi hour.

  • 巳时三刻，皇帝在大殿召见群臣。

    At the third quarter of the sishi hour, the emperor received his ministers in the hall.