The three watches, the four watches in ancient China, what are the points

Three watches Three watches are in the middle of the night, also known as midnight, midnight, etc. It was the first hour of the twelve, and the hour of the darkest night. It was undoubtedly the darkest hour of the night, when darkness was enough to consume everything.

And the legendary ghost came out to move at this time. Four watches Four watches in the ugly time, the famous rooster crows, also known as the wild chicken, the second hour of the twelve. Although the day after the third watch should slowly become brighter, the fourth watch still belongs to the night, and it is the time when people sleep the deepest, so in this night when they can't see their fingers, some thieves take advantage of this dark night to start a mess.

Therefore, the fourth watch can also be called the time of "dog thieves".

Three is 12 o'clock at night. The fourth watch is about 16 o'clock.

In ancient times, one night was divided into five watches, and each shift was one hour, that is, two hours. The first shift starts at 7 p.m. and the first shift starts at 9 p.m. There's no light.

It ends at 5 a.m. It should be Ling Chen's time to play the third watch. And the middle of the night should be half the second watch, that is, twelve o'clock.

The middle of the night is the time from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock.

The third watch refers to 1 a.m. the next day on the 23rd; The fifth watch refers to 3-5 a.m.

In ancient China, the night was divided into four periods, and the first and last and three nodes were used to beat the time, so it was called five watches, five drums or five nights. There are five watches in one night, namely the first watch, the second watch, the third watch, the fourth watch, and the fifth watch.

One is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The second is from 21 o'clock to 23 o'clock.

3rd watch 23 at 1 a.m. the next day.

Four more 1 3 points.

Five more 3 5 points.

The third watch is also known as the son, an ancient time noun.

In ancient times, a day and night were divided into 12 hours or 100 quarters, of which there were 40 quarters that belonged to the night, and a section of every 10 quarters, together with a total of five nodes at the beginning and the end, which was called the five watches. The first quarter of the evening is regarded as a watch, the first three moments of the beginning of the sea are regarded as the second watch, the whole time is used as the third watch, the second quarter of the ugly is the fourth watch, and the fourth quarter of Yin is the fifth watch.

The third watch is in the middle of the night, and the third watch day is near the third watch, that is, at 23:00 on the same day and 1:00 the next day.

Cited explanations. It refers to 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. "Yuefu Poetry Collection, Qing Shang Lyrics II, Midnight Change Song I": "The third watch opens the door, and I know that the midnight changes." Tang Cuihao's poem "Tanabata Words": "Ban Ji is infinitely sad this night, and He Hansan looks at bullfighting. ”

Ming Feng Menglong "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty": "In the middle of autumn and July, seeing that the early rice in the field was ripe, he instructed the sergeant to pretend to be a merchant and ambush the cart in each village. ”

Refers to three more drums. The fourth act of Guo Moruo's "Gao Gradually Leaving": "Mrs. Huaizhen There is a room for those who stand against the door, and there is the sound of three watches outside. ”

Time noun

Midnight, also known as midnight, midnight: the first hour of the twelve. (23:00 to 01:00 Beijing time).

Ugly time] rooster crow, also known as wild chicken: the second hour of the twelve. (01:00 a.m. to 03:00 a.m. Beijing time).

Yinshi] Pingdan, also known as dawn, morning, day, etc.: Shi is the time when night and day alternate. (03:00 to 05:00 Beijing time).

Sunrise, also known as the beginning of the sun, dawn, rising sun, etc.: refers to the time when the sun has just appeared and is rising. (05:00 to 07:00 Beijing time).

Chenshi] food time, also known as morning food, etc.: the time of the ancient Chinese people's "morning food" is also the time to eat breakfast, (Beijing time 07 to 09 o'clock).

巳时] Yuzhong, also known as Riyu, etc.: When it is close to noon, it is called Yuzhong. (09 a.m. to 11 a.m. Beijing time).

Noon] midday, also known as sunday, noon, etc.: (11 a.m. to 13 p.m. Beijing time).

Untime] Sunset, also known as sunset, sunset, etc.: the sun is westerly for the sunset. (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Beijing time).

Shen Shi] 晡時, also known as day shop, evening eclipse, etc.: (15 o'clock to 17 o'clock Beijing time).

Unitary time] sunset, also known as sunset, sunset, evening: It means when the sun sets. (5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Beijing time).

Dusk, also known as sunset, sunset, sunset, etc.: At this time, the sun has set, and the sky will be dark before it gets dark. The sky and the earth are dim, and everything is hazy, so it is called dusk. (7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Beijing time).

At this time, the night is deep, and people have stopped their activities and slept peacefully. People are quiet, that is, people are quiet. (9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Beijing time).

In ancient times, the third watch was also called Zishi, which refers to the day from 23:00 to 1:00

The hour is an ancient unit of time, and the ancient people divided the day into twelve hours, each of which = two hours now. It is said that the names of the hours come from the time of the animals in the zodiac.

The ancients divided a day and night into 12 hours for 24 hours. The respective model buckets are: Zi Shi, Chou Qi Brother Shi, Yin Shi, Mao Shi, Chen Shi, Si Shi, Noon, Wei Shi, Shen Shi, Youshi, Xu Shi, Hai Shi.

In ancient China, it is customary to divide the night into five periods, which are the first watch at the time of the year, the second watch at the time of the sea, the third watch at the time of the child, the fourth watch when the ugly time, and the fifth watch at the time of the Yin.

The corresponding time is 19:00-21:00

The corresponding time of the second watch is 21:00-23:00

The corresponding time of the third watch is 23:00-1:00

The time of the fourth watch corresponds to 1:00-3:00

The corresponding time of the fifth watch is 3:00-5:00.