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What's twelve hours called?

The ancients divided a day and night into twelve equal parts, each equal part was called one hour, and * * * was twelve hours. Its name and corresponding modern time are briefly introduced as follows:

Midnight: also known as midnight, midnight, etc. , equivalent to 23: 00 pm to 1 am. (Zi Shi)

Cockcrow: also known as pheasant, it is equivalent to 65438+ 0 am to 3 am. (clown)

Ping Dan: Also known as dawn, morning, Sunday, etc. That is, from 3 am to 5 am. (Yin Shi)

Sunrise: also known as the beginning of a day, dawn, the rising sun, etc. , equivalent to 5 am to 7 am. (Shi Mao)

Meal time: also known as breakfast, it is equivalent to 7 am to 9 am. (Chen Shi)

Corner: also called Yu Ri, which is equivalent to 9: 00 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. (Shi Si)

Japan and China: Also known as the sun, noon, noon, etc. , equivalent to noon 1 1 to noon 13. (noon)

Sunrise: also known as sunset, sun center, etc. , equivalent to 13 pm to 15 pm. (out of date)

Feeding time: also known as daily feeding and late eating, equivalent to 15 pm to 17 pm. (Shen Shi)

Sunrise: also known as sunset, sunset and dusk. Equivalent to 17 pm to 19 pm. (single time)

Dusk: Also known as sunset, sunset glow and dusk. Equivalent to 19 pm to 2 1 pm. (Qi Shi)

Man's decision: also known as Ding Hun. Equivalent to 2 1 point to 23: 00. (Shihai)

The hour is the traditional unit of time in China. In ancient China, one day and night was divided into twelve sections, each called one hour, which was combined with the present two hours. These twelve hours are named after the earthly branch, starting from midnight, when it is midnight, it is midnight, and from eleven to one, it is noon.

In ancient times, there was a punctual song that was also summed up in this way, as follows:

Shi Tian got up at dawn and went downstairs to have a cup of boiled water.

It's so light to go to the toilet regularly, and it's most pleasant to do morning exercises in Mao's house.

When I was reading and playing with my young grandchildren, I became a kitchen master when I was young.

Eat and drink less at noon, and take your lunch break before noon.

Read newspapers and write poems when applying, and read clouds outdoors when applying.

CCTV news has arrived, close your eyes and listen to rest.

Get up in the morning to wash your face and enter the painting picture in your childhood dream.

Wake up for a while when you are ugly, covered in blood.

Blood flow, quiet inside, sleep till the rooster crows the dawn.