巳 Stroke Order

巳: [sì] 1. 地支的第六位，属蛇。 The sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches, corresponds to the snake. 2. 用于计时。 Used in timekeeping. - ～时（上午九点至十一点）。 - Time period (from 9 AM to 11 AM). 3. 【本义】: 在胎包中成长的小儿。 Original meaning: A child growing in the womb (foetus). 4. 【造字法】: 象形。甲骨文字形，像在胎包中生长的小儿。 Etymology: Pictophonetic character. The shape in oracle bone script resembles a child growing in a womb. 5. 同本义 ([En.] foetus) Same original meaning (foetus). 6. 与天干相配，用以纪年。如一九四一年为农历辛巳年。 Used in conjunction with Heavenly Stems for chronological purposes, e.g. the year 1941 is the year of Xin Si in the lunar calendar. 7. 用以纪月，即农历四月。 Used to denote the fourth month in the lunar calendar. 8. 用以纪时，即上午九时至十一时。 Used to denote time periods, specifically from 9 AM to 11 AM. 9. 十二生肖属蛇 ([En.] snake) Corresponds to the snake in the twelve zodiac animals. 10. 【引】《论衡》：巳，火也，其禽蛇也。 Quote: "Si (巳) is fire, and its animal is the snake." from Lunheng.