Water Horse
Rén Wǔ, yang
- Stem
- 壬 water, yang
- Branch
- 午 horse
- 納音
- 楊柳木 Willow Wood
- Years
- 1942, 2002, 2062
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
Water quenches fire, as yang water 壬 rides on 午, the Horse. Stem overcomes branch in this pair. 1942 and 2002 are examples.
Willow Wood, the 納音 here, takes its image from a tree at its weakest. According to Sanming Tonghui, wood dies at 午 and is buried at 未, which is why the willow's leaves wither at the height of summer and its branches are slight. The name stands for softness and belongs to the position, and 壬 is still water.
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.