Wood Dragon

甲辰

Gap-jin · Yang Wood · Dragon

A giant tree with a dragon-sized to-do list.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Wood Dragon is the day pillar 甲辰 (Gap-jin), one of 60. It pairs Yang Wood, a tall tree growing straight up, with the Dragon: damp earth that stores water.

What a Wood Dragon is like

Born to buildYou want to create something that outlasts you: a company, a family, a legacy.

Generous bossYou share credit easily and push your people to grow.

Stubborn visionaryYou listen to feedback, then usually do it your way anyway.

You probably…

have a five-year plan and a backup ten-year plan
pick up the bill and refuse to discuss it
get excited by empty notebooks and new projects

In love and friendship

You love with big plans for the future and want a partner to build them with.

The element: Wood

Wood energy is like a growing tree: always reaching, learning and starting new things. As a yang wood day, it shows up as a tall tree growing straight up.

The animal: Dragon

Big dreamer. Big energy, big ideas. People notice when you walk in. In saju the Dragon also carries Earth energy: damp earth that stores water.

Wood Dragon years: 1964 and 2024

The Wood Dragon (甲辰) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Wood Dragon years: 1964 and 2024, and the next one is 2084. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Wood Dragon 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 Wood Dragon years?1964 and 2024, and next in 2084. 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 Wood Dragon if I was born in a Wood Dragon 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 Wood Dragon year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Wood Dragon personality?A giant tree with a dragon-sized to-do list. Born to build, Generous boss, Stubborn visionary.