Water Dragon
Rén Chén, yang
- Stem
- 壬 water, yang
- Branch
- 辰 dragon
- 納音
- 長流水 Long-Flowing Water
- Years
- 1952, 2012, 2072
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
The branch does the damming in 壬辰, since earth dams water: 辰, the Dragon, is earth and 壬 is yang water. Years of the type include 1952 and 2012.
Long-Flowing Water, the 納音, matches the stem. The gloss says water here has reached its reservoir and moves on once the hollows are full, a nicely patient picture of a river. That the element agrees with 壬 is a fact about the position, and the earth of 辰 is still there underneath.
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.