The Story of Chinese Character :戊

戊 depicts an axe which is used to cut the branches of a tree, so 戊 represents a flourishing plant with plenty of branches,it also means the fifth stage of plant's growth. However, such meaning is then replaced by 茂, and 戊 solely means the fifth of TianGan.

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