10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th Octo
Pictograph of a container for wine.
《說文》:“酉,就也。八月黍成,可為酎酒。象古文酉之形。丣,古文酉,从卯。卯為春門,萬物已出。酉為秋門,萬物已入。一,閉門象也。”