Write 庚(gēng)(age) in Chinese character

庚(gēng)

Origin:

“庚“的本义是“脱谷的农具”。字形是一个架状物，中间有一把上端开叉的打谷器。后多用作天干名。

This character originally meant “threshing tools.” It looks like the frame of a threshing device, the upper part of which was open. Later, it was used as a name of the Heavenly Stems.

Meaning:

the seventh of the Ten Heavenly Stems; age

Words:

贵庚(guìgēng): age
庚齿(gēngchǐ): age
庚伏(gēngfú): dog day summer

Sentences:

1、Qǐngwèn nín guìgēng?
请问您贵庚？

May I ask how old are you?

2、Gēngfú shì yìnián zhōng zuìrè de shíhòu.
庚伏是一年中最热的时候。

The dog days are the hottest time of the year.