Shuowen component 539: 戌
About this component
Component: 戌
Seal font (Chongxi): 戌
Mandarin: xū
Sino-Vietnamese: tuất
Japanese: ジュツ (jutsu) ; シュツ (shutsu) ; シュチ (shuchi) ; いぬ (inu)
Korean: SWUL / 술
Unihan definition: eleventh earthly branch
Shuowen entry
滅也。九月，陽气微，萬物畢成，陽下入地也。五行，土生於戊，盛於戌。从戊含一。凡戌之屬皆从戌。