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己 is the 6th of the 10 heavenly stems (天干 tiāngān).
In terms of imagery, it corresponds to small land, paddy field, or farm plot, and is associated with the Earth element similar to the earthly branches 丑 (Chou) and 未 (Wei).
Its associated colors are golden, metallic gold, and yellow.

#41 — joint, inch (a unit of measurement), small/little, degree of kinship

#42 — small, little, smallness, small things

#43 — lame, crippled, person with a leg disability

#44 — corpse, dead body, a living person who represents the dead person during a rite

#45 — left hand, to sprout

#46 — mountain, grave

#47 — a stream where water flows, river, brook

#48 — master craftsman, master artisan, tool, to make, to build

#49 — self, ego, body

#50 — towel, cloth

#51 — shield, dry, to violate, to interfere

#52 — tiny, minute, young, or something like that

#53 — house built to depend on a cliff, wide

#54 — to stride, going a long distance

#55 — to hold up with both hands

#56 — a stake, a wooden post

#57 — bow (for shooting arrows)

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