寅时 Traditional form: 寅時 Pinyin (reading): yínshí Definitions: 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) Characters: 寅 - to respect, to revere; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch 时 - time, season; period, era, age Traditional characters: 寅 - to respect, to revere; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch 時 - time, season; period, era, age