Where does “戊戌” come from?

戊戌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 戊, from Middle Chinese 戊.

戊戌 (Japanese): Earth Dog, the thirty-fifth term of the sexagenary cycle

Definitions

  1. Earth Dog, the thirty-fifth term of the sexagenary cycle

Ancestry of “戊戌”, step by step

戊戌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 戊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戊the fifth of the ten heavenly stems
2Middle Chinese戊—

via Japanese 戌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戌the hour of the dog; a historical duel-hour...
2Middle Chinese戌—
Every word from Middle Chinese 戊 →Every word from Japanese 戊 →