Chinese hour, shichen, 时辰, 12 traditional Chinese hours, zi chou yin mao chen si wu wei shen you xu hai, 子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥, Chinese double hour, 2-hour Chinese time period. Convert any time of day to the corresponding Chinese shichen (one of 12 two-hour periods), including its name, zodiac animal, and elemental association.