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The ten heavenly stems
The ten heavenly stems with the five-element attribution and yin-yang polarity of each.
10 rows · 8 columns · version 1.0.0 · updated 2026-09-16
| id | thu_tu | can | ngu_hanh | ngu_hanh_en | am_duong | nguon | ghi_chu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Giáp | Mộc | Wood | Dương | tinh-toan | |
| 2 | 2 | Ất | Mộc | Wood | Âm | tinh-toan | |
| 3 | 3 | Bính | Hỏa | Fire | Dương | tinh-toan | |
| 4 | 4 | Đinh | Hỏa | Fire | Âm | tinh-toan | |
| 5 | 5 | Mậu | Thổ | Earth | Dương | tinh-toan | |
| 6 | 6 | Kỷ | Thổ | Earth | Âm | tinh-toan | |
| 7 | 7 | Canh | Kim | Metal | Dương | tinh-toan | |
| 8 | 8 | Tân | Kim | Metal | Âm | tinh-toan | |
| 9 | 9 | Nhâm | Thủy | Water | Dương | tinh-toan | |
| 10 | 10 | Quý | Thủy | Water | Âm | tinh-toan |
What the columns mean
id(string)- Stable row identifier, unchanged across versions
thu_tu(int)- Position in the cycle of 10, Giáp is 1 and Quý is 10
can(string)- Heavenly Stem name
ngu_hanh(string)- Five Elements of the stem
ngu_hanh_en(string)- Five Elements of the stem, in English
am_duong(string)- Yin or Yang
nguon(string)- Source text for this row, or tinh-toan when the value is computed
ghi_chu(string)- Where the schools disagree on this row; empty when they do not
Licence and limitations
Released under CC BY 4.0: reuse commercially, adapt freely, attribution is all that is asked.
Nguồn: Nhật Nguyệt (nhatnguyet.org), CC BY 4.0
This dataset records cultural and calendrical conventions, not scientific claims. It is suitable for cultural research, NLP, and calendar applications. It is not intended for predicting events, evaluating people, or making decisions that affect anyone.
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