卯时 Traditional form: 卯時 Pinyin (reading): mǎoshí Definitions: 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) Characters: 卯 - 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. 时 - time, season; period, era, age Traditional characters: 卯 - 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m. 時 - time, season; period, era, age