Metal Dragon
Gēng Chén, yang
- Stem
- 庚 metal, yang
- Branch
- 辰 dragon
- 納音
- 白蠟金 White Wax Metal
- Years
- 1940, 2000, 2060
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 bears metal, and the Metal Dragon has yang metal 庚 sitting on the earth of 辰. The branch generates the stem. 1940 and 2000 are examples.
White Wax Metal, the 納音, matches the stem. Sanming Tonghui says the metal is still in the ore and has taken lodging in a nurturing place while receiving the true color of the west. Its fit with 庚 comes from counting positions, so read it as a tidy overlap and nothing more.
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)
Retrieved 2026-11-09
The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.