Months:
January - 一月
February - 二月
March - 三月
April - 四月
May - 五月
June - 六月
July - 七月
August - 八月
September - 九月
October - 十月
November - 十一月
December - 十二月
Those are about all the "symbols" you will see on a Chinese calender.
The Chinese lunar calendar does not use months, rather divisions. The Chinese lunar calendar has 24 divisions in a year.
around 3000 characters
The Chinese calendar repeats after 12 years.
There is roughly about 47,035 characters in the Chinese alphabet.
over 3000
Many of the current Chinese characters can be dated to the Shang Dynasty around 1500 BC. The Chinese have used several calendar types over time but the earliest can also be traced to the Shang Dynasty. The Han calendar began in 104 BC.
The Chinese lunar calendar does not use months, rather divisions. The Chinese lunar calendar has 24 divisions in a year.
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This year (2012) is 4649 in the Chinese calendar. Your meaning of the old Chinese calendar is unclear
2010 is Year 4707 in the Chinese Calendar
Because in the Chinese Calendar, which is the Lunar Calendar, it is the New Year. The Lunar Calendar and Solar Calendar is different.
Animal symbols in the Chinese New Year calendar repeat every 12 years.
1944 (Gregorian) was 4580 in the Chinese calendar
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around 3000 characters
Using the Chinese Calendar, 2007 is the year 4704.