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Stem-branch yearGiáp Thìn year (Dragon)
- Lunar years: 1964, 2024, 2084
- Zodiac animal: Dragon
- The stem Giáp is Wood, yang
- Na Yin: Fire of the Lamp, which folk usage calls the destiny element of people born this year
- The lunar year starts at Tết; births before Tết belong to the previous year
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What is Phú Đăng Hỏa (Lamp Fire) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Phú Đăng Hỏa is the Na Yin for Giáp Thìn and Ất Tỵ years, a lamp flame in the dark night. Its five elements meaning shapes a quiet, resilient inner spirit.
What Is Không Vong in Bát Tự? How to Look It Up and Where the Old Books Differ
Không vong in Bát Tự marks the two earthly branches missing from each ten-day can chi cycle. How to look it up, and where the old books disagree on it.
Tuần không in Lục Hào: how to find the two void branches and what it means when a line falls into it, according to Tăng san bốc dịch
Tuần không in Lục Hào: the two branches missing from a ten-day cycle, how to find them for the six Giáp cycles, and what Tăng san bốc dịch says.
What Are Tuần and Triệt on a Tử Vi Chart, How Are They Placed, and What Do They Do to Stars in the Blocked Palaces?
Tuần Không and Triệt Không are two void stars that block between two palaces, placed by the tuần Giáp and the year's heavenly stem.
What is Lục Thập Hoa Giáp?
The Sixty Jiazi is a cycle of 60 sexagenary combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches used to number years, months, days and hours.
Tam Kỳ and Lục Nghi in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: Why Are Ất, Bính, Đinh Called Tam Kỳ and Under Which Lục Nghi Do the Six Giáp Hide?
In Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp, Tam Kỳ are Ất, Bính, Đinh, while Lục Nghi are Mậu, Kỷ, Canh, Tân, Nhâm, Quý. Each of the six Giáp hides under one Lục Nghi stem.
Heavenly Stem Giap: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching
Heavenly Stem Giap carries the Yang Wood attribute, symbolizing beginnings and growth. In the I Ching, it links to the Zhen and Qian hexagrams.
Year of the Dragon (Thìn): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
The Dragon (Thìn) is the only mythical sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element. It covers personality, birth years, and pairing groups.
Personality Traits of People Born in the Year of the Dragon According to Folk Beliefs
Explore the personality of Dragon people through folk wisdom: strong, authoritative, ambitious, generous, yet also hot-tempered and arrogant.
Meaning of the Six Harmony of Dragon and Rooster in Eastern Folk Belief
The Dragon-Rooster Six Harmony pairs authority with wisdom and refinement in Eastern belief, and its role in astrology, marriage and feng shui.
What Is Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp? The Structure of a Kỳ Môn Chart: Earth Plate, Heaven Plate, Human Plate (Eight Gates), and Spirit Plate (Eight Spirits)
Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp casts a chart for a moment to assess fortune and misfortune. A full chart stacks four plates on the nine palaces of the Lạc Thư grid.
Meaning of the Four Clash Group Dragon - Dog - Ox - Goat in Eastern Folk Belief
The Four Clash group Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat pairs two opposing branches. Eastern folk belief sees conflict in business and marriage, yet growth too.
How to Determine Yang Dun or Yin Dun, the Ju Number, and Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi in Qi Men Dun Jia
Solar terms set Yang Dun or Yin Dun, and the fu tou day sets the yuan. This guide covers ju numbers, super spirit and qi continuation, Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi.
What is Con giáp?
The zodiac animal system is the twelve Earthly Branches, from Rat to Pig, used to reckon years, months, hours and ages in East Asian culture.
Cat and Dragon Clash: The Six Harms Pair in the Chinese Zodiac and How to Resolve It
Cat and Dragon form a Six Harms pair in the Chinese zodiac, causing hidden losses. See the origin, effects on relationships, and ways to resolve it.
What is Đại Lâm Mộc (Great Forest Wood) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp, and its Five Elements meaning
Đại Lâm Mộc is the nạp âm for Mậu Thìn and Kỷ Tỵ years, tied to the Wood element. See its traits and Five Elements meaning in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp.
What is giáp cung in Tử Vi and how are the stars placed?
Giáp cung in Tử Vi: why Kình Đà always flank Lộc Tồn, when Tả Hữu and Xương Khúc can flank Mệnh, and how Tử Vi Đẩu Số toàn thư ranks each case.
Giap Mountain Direction in the 24 Mountain Directions of Feng Shui: Meaning and Interpretation
Giap mountain sits in the due East, is a yang Wood stem in the Hai-Mao-Wei trine, and anchors the Wood bureau. Here is its meaning across feng shui schools.
What is Sa Trung Thổ (Sand-in-the-Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Sa Trung Thổ is the nayin for Bính Thìn and Đinh Tỵ years, tied to Earth yet carrying golden sand. It covers origin and feng shui colors.
What is Trường Lưu Thủy (Flowing Water) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp, and its Five Elements meaning
Trường Lưu Thủy is the Na Am of Nhâm Thìn and Quý Tỵ years, a Water element like a long flowing river, shaping flexible and profound traits.
What is Đại Khê Thủy (Great Stream Water) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp, its Five Elements meaning
Đại Khê Thủy is the nạp âm for Giáp Dần and Ất Mão in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp. It covers its five elements nature and meaning in Tử vi and phong thủy.
Nhị thập bát tú trực nhật: How Are the 28 Mansions Assigned to Days Across Seven Giáp Tý Cycles?
Nhị thập bát tú trực nhật pairs the 28 mansions with days across seven Giáp Tý cycles of 420 days. Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư records it and criticises it.
What Are the 12 Zodiac Animals? Meaning and How to Calculate Age by Earthly Branches
The 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals and their Earthly Branches, what each animal means, how to calculate age, and the folk relationships.
Thiên Ất Quý Nhân in Bát Tự: How to Look It Up by Day Stem, the Verse 'Giáp Mậu Canh ngưu dương', and Where Schools Disagree
Thiên Ất Quý Nhân in Bát Tự is looked up by day stem or year stem, with two noble branches per stem, no Thìn or Tuất, and schools split on the stem Canh.
Triple Harmony of Shen - Zi - Chen (Water Group): Meaning, Essence, and Applications in Chinese Astrology
The Shen, Zi and Chen triple harmony forms the Water Group in Chinese astrology. It covers its origins, traits and uses in daily life.
Bát Môn in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: The Eight Gates Huu, Sinh, Thuong, Do, Canh, Tu, Kinh, Khai; Which Are Auspicious, Which Are Inauspicious, Their Trigram and Element Origins, and How to Use Them
Bát Môn in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp covers the eight gates Huu, Sinh, Thuong, Do, Canh, Tu, Kinh and Khai, their trigram and element origins, and which favor a matter.
What is Tam Tai?
Tam Tai is a three-year cycle in Vietnamese folk belief, determined by the trine of your birth-year animal, recurring once every twelve years.
Dần - Ngọ - Tuất Triple Harmony (Fire Group): The Triple Harmony Groups in the 12 Zodiac Animals
The Dần, Ngọ and Tuất triple harmony group is the Fire trio in the 12 zodiac animals, tied to the Earthly Branches and the Five Elements.
Year of the Monkey (Thân): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny
Monkey (Thân) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality, Metal element, harmony with Rat and Dragon, clash with Tiger, Snake and Pig, and notable birth years.
What is Bạch Lạp Kim (White Wax Metal) in the Sixty Jiazi? Five Elements Meaning
Bạch Lạp Kim is the Na Yin for Canh Thìn and Tân Tỵ years, a soft, noble Metal. Read its Five Elements traits, suitable colors and directions.
What is Đại Hải Thủy (Great Sea Water) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Đại Hải Thủy is the nạp âm for Nhâm Tuất and Quý Hợi years, tied to the Water element and the vast ocean, with its traits and Five Elements meaning.
What is the Thiên Hà Thủy (Heavenly River Water) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle and its Five Elements meaning?
Thiên Hà Thủy is the Na Yin for Bính Ngọ and Đinh Mùi years, belonging to the Water element, symbolizing vastness, purity and flexibility.
Year of the Goat (Mùi): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny
Mùi (Goat) is the 8th sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element and known for gentleness, warmth and artistic sensibility.
Monkey - Pig Clash: The Six Harms Pair in the Chinese Zodiac and How to Resolve
Explore the Monkey-Pig clash (Six Harms) in the Chinese zodiac: origins, conflicting traits, impacts on business and marriage, and effective remedies.
What is Hải Trung Kim (Metal in the Sea) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Hải Trung Kim is the Na Yin for Giáp Tý and Ất Sửu, a hidden metal in the Five Elements. Its calm nature and traits are explained here.
Rooster - Dog Clash: The Six Clash Pair in the 12 Zodiac Animals and How to Resolve It
Rooster and Dog form a Six Clash pair in the 12 zodiac animals, with causes, effects on business and marriage, and Feng Shui ways to ease it.
Rat - Goat Harm: The Six Harms Pair in the 12 Zodiac Animals
The Rat and Goat harm pair in the Six Harms of the 12 zodiac animals: its Earthly Branches origins, how the conflict shows up, and guidance for work and life.
Harmony Triangle of Pig - Cat - Goat (Wood Element): Exploring the Zodiac Compatibility Group
The Pig, Cat, and Goat Harmony Triangle forms the Wood Element group of the zodiac, covering its origins and how these three signs support each other.
What is Tùng Bách Mộc (Pine and Cypress Wood) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements meaning?
Tùng Bách Mộc covers the Canh Dần and Tân Mão years, symbolizing hardy pine and cypress. Its Wood element suggests longevity and firm will.
What is Tam Hợp?
Tam Hợp (三合) is a group of three Earthly Branches spaced four positions apart, forming one of four elemental combinations.
What is Heavenly Fire (Thiên Thượng Hỏa) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Heavenly Fire (Thiên Thượng Hỏa) is the nay am for Mậu Ngọ and Kỷ Mùi years, tied to the Fire element and linked with Wood and Earth in Five Elements.
What is Kim Bạch Kim (White Gold) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Kim Bạch Kim (White Gold) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle: its traits, the Five Elements cycles, and Feng Shui uses for this destiny.
What is Tứ Hóa?
Tứ Hóa are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, standing for prosperity, power, reputation and adversity.
Decoding Hexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: Structure and Lessons
Hexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: its structure, each line's meaning, and lessons on preparation and humility.