Metal Pig

辛亥

Sin-hae · Yin Metal · Pig

A gem rinsed in clear water: bright, sharp, impossible to ignore.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Metal Pig is the day pillar 辛亥 (Sin-hae), one of 60. It pairs Yin Metal, a polished jewel, with the Pig: deep water at the start of winter.

What a Metal Pig is like

Quick-wittedYou have the perfect reply ready while others are still thinking.

Beautiful mindYou like ideas that are clever and elegant at the same time.

Sensitive under the shineCriticism stings more than you let people see.

You probably…

correct grammar in your head while people talk
write the funniest caption in the group
replay a slightly awkward conversation for days

In love and friendship

You love with wit and sensitivity, and you need words of reassurance often.

The element: Metal

Metal energy is like a polished blade: clear, sharp and true to your own rules. As a yin metal day, it shows up as a polished jewel.

The animal: Pig

Big-hearted. Generous and easygoing. You know how to enjoy life. In saju the Pig also carries Water energy: deep water at the start of winter.

Metal Pig years: 1911 and 1971

The Metal Pig (辛亥) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Metal Pig years: 1971, and the next one is 2031. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Metal Pig year? That is your year pillar, the part of your chart about family and roots. The type on this page is a day pillar, and yours may be different. Look up any birth year.

Am I a Metal Pig? Find out in 30 seconds

Free. Your day pillar comes from your birth date, time and place, not just your birth year.

Questions

What years are Metal Pig years?1971, and next in 2031. In saju each year starts at Ipchun, around February 4, so people born in January or early February belong to the year before.

Am I a Metal Pig if I was born in a Metal Pig year?Not necessarily. Your birth year gives your year pillar, which describes your roots. The type that describes you is your day pillar, which comes from your birth date. Someone born in a Metal Pig year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Metal Pig personality?A gem rinsed in clear water: bright, sharp, impossible to ignore. Quick-witted, Beautiful mind, Sensitive under the shine.