Metal Tiger

庚寅

Gyeong-in · Yang Metal · Tiger

Leaps first, checks the landing on the way down.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Metal Tiger is the day pillar 庚寅 (Gyeong-in), one of 60. It pairs Yang Metal, raw iron, strong and blunt, with the Tiger: early spring. Bold first steps.

What a Metal Tiger is like

Action heroWhile others debate the plan, you are already halfway done.

Lone wolf momentsYou love people, but you need solo missions to feel free.

Risk takerSafe choices bore you, so you try the scary option at least once.

You probably…

sign up for the hardest class just for the challenge
quit something the day it stops feeling right
try the spiciest thing on the menu

In love and friendship

You love boldly and need a partner who is a teammate, not a cage.

The element: Metal

Metal energy is like a polished blade: clear, sharp and true to your own rules. As a yang metal day, it shows up as raw iron, strong and blunt.

The animal: Tiger

Brave heart. You jump in first and stand up for your people. In saju the Tiger also carries Wood energy: early spring. Bold first steps.

Metal Tiger years: 1950 and 2010

The Metal Tiger (庚寅) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Metal Tiger years: 1950 and 2010, and the next one is 2070. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Metal Tiger 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.

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

Questions

What years are Metal Tiger years?1950 and 2010, and next in 2070. 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 Tiger if I was born in a Metal Tiger 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 Tiger year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Metal Tiger personality?Leaps first, checks the landing on the way down. Action hero, Lone wolf moments, Risk taker.