Metal Rabbit
Xīn Mǎo, yin
- Stem
- 辛 metal, yin
- Branch
- 卯 rabbit
- 納音
- 松柏木 Pine and Cypress Wood
- Years
- 1951, 2011, 2071
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 stem 辛 is yin metal and the branch 卯, the Rabbit, is wood, so metal cuts wood in this pairing. 1951 and 2011 were Metal Rabbit years.
The 納音 Pine and Cypress Wood runs across 庚寅 and 辛卯. The handbook's gloss mentions the strength that comes from being cultivated, alongside the way these trees outlast winter cold. The name lines up with the branch by the logic of its place among the sixty.
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.