Earth Dragon
Wù Chén, yang
- Stem
- 戊 earth, yang
- Branch
- 辰 dragon
- 納音
- 大林木 Wood of the Great Forest
- Years
- 1928, 1988, 2048
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
Earth stands on earth in 戊辰, with yang 戊 above the branch 辰, the Dragon. No generating or overcoming step separates the two. The years 1928 and 1988 carry it, and 2048 will be next.
Wood of the Great Forest is an unexpected name for all that soil. Sanming Tonghui describes branches and leaves in full growth and a dense wood that has come into its season. Nothing in the pair is wood, which is the clearest way to see that the 納音 is a separate label of position.
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.