Fire Monkey
Bǐng Shēn, yang
- Stem
- 丙 fire, yang
- Branch
- 申 monkey
- 納音
- 山下火 Fire at the Foot of the Mountain
- Years
- 1956, 2016, 2076
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
丙申 is a year in which the stem melts the branch, in the language of the overcoming cycle. 丙 is yang fire, 申 the Monkey is metal, and fire melts metal. It came round in 1956 and 2016.
Fire at the Foot of the Mountain, the 納音, agrees with the stem. Even so the handbook gives it a modest portrait, with energy at rest, form withdrawn and strength kept out of sight. That agreement comes from the pair's place in the count and carries no special weight.
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.