| 癸 | [ guǐ ] tenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1], tenth in order, letter "J" or Roman "X" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc, ancient Chinese compass point: 15°, deca |
| 癸丑 | [ guǐ choǔ ] fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033 |
| 癸亥 | [ guǐ haì ] sixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043 |
| 癸卯 | [ guǐ maǒ ] fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023 |
| 癸巳 | [ guǐ sì ] thirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073 |
| 癸未 | [ guǐ weì ] twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063 |
| 癸水 | [ guǐ shuǐ ] menstruation, woman's period |
| 癸酉 | [ guǐ yoǔ ] tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053 |
| ⇒ 天癸 | [ tiān guǐ ] (TCM) menstruation, period |