Water Monkey
Rén Shēn, yang
- Stem
- 壬 water, yang
- Branch
- 申 monkey
- 納音
- 劍鋒金 Metal of the Sword Edge
- Years
- 1932, 1992, 2052
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
Metal carries water, and the Water Monkey has the metal below: 申 under yang water 壬. The branch generates the stem. 1932 and 1992 are examples.
Metal of the Sword Edge is the 納音, and the handbook gives a precise reason for it. 申 and 酉 are metal's proper seat, the stems 壬 and 癸 are water, and metal and water together temper a blade. Stem and name differ, as is common, though here Sanming Tonghui actually ties the image to the stem.
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.