sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM, east
卯 centers on the fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac, associated with the hare or rabbit, the time period 5–7 AM, and the direction east. These meanings are culturally linked rather than sharing a single conceptual core.
卯 is a pictograph of a door or gate, later borrowed for the fourth earthly branch. The modern form retains a symmetrical gate-like shape.
The shape looks like a gate opening at dawn (5–7 AM) in the east, where a rabbit might be seen. Think of the rabbit sign and the early morning hour.
For ボウ, imagine a bow (as in bow and arrow) shaped like the gate of 卯, and a rabbit hopping through it at dawn: bow -> ボウ.
fourth month of the lunar calendar
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu
Nakau (restaurant chain)
Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
day of the Hare
fourth month of the lunar calendar
long rains (in early summer)
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
tree branch used as a charm against evil
rising sea waves from late May to early June
Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)
Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)