Water Dog
Rén Xū, yang
- Stem
- 壬 water, yang
- Branch
- 戌 dog
- 納音
- 大海水 Water of the Great Sea
- Years
- 1922, 1982, 2042
Each listed year runs from its boundary to the next one, and it depends on the convention. Early dates in the calendar year can belong to the year before.
About this year
Yang water 壬 stands above the earth of 戌, the Dog, in 壬戌, and earth dams water, so the branch overcomes the stem. 1922 and 1982 are examples.
The 納音 is Water of the Great Sea, which agrees with the stem. Sanming Tonghui calls this the place of heaven's gate, where energy closes up and water that has been everywhere settles into quiet. Its element comes with the slot, so the agreement with 壬 is a matter of counting.
Where this text comes from
The 納音 name follows the Wikisource text of 三命通會, volume 1, the only witness we found for the full set of names. The polarity of the stems and branches and the generating and overcoming cycles follow 五行大義 volume 2.
- 三命通會 卷一 (Wikisource 三命通會/卷一, SIMPLIFIED script as stored on Wikisource)
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- 五行大義 卷二 (Wikisource 五行大義/2, traditional script)
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The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.