Wood Rooster

乙酉

Eul-yu · Yin Wood · Rooster

A delicate flower with surprisingly sharp edges.

In Korean saju (사주, the "four pillars" of your birth), your day pillar is the part that describes you most directly. Wood Rooster is the day pillar 乙酉 (Eul-yu), one of 60. It pairs Yin Wood, grass that bends but never breaks, with the Rooster: crisp mid-autumn air.

What a Wood Rooster is like

Precision artistYou edit, trim, and polish until every detail feels just right.

Gracefully honestYour comments are polite, but they land exactly where you aim.

Tougher than you lookPeople underestimate you once, and they rarely do it twice.

You probably…

fold laundry like it is going on a store shelf
keep your nails, desk, or shoes perfectly clean
rewrite an email three times to sound casual

In love and friendship

You love elegantly and expect your partner to put in the same effort.

The element: Wood

Wood energy is like a growing tree: always reaching, learning and starting new things. As a yin wood day, it shows up as grass that bends but never breaks.

The animal: Rooster

Bright perfectionist. Sharp eye, neat habits, and you say it like it is. In saju the Rooster also carries Metal energy: crisp mid-autumn air.

Wood Rooster years: 1945 and 2005

The Wood Rooster (乙酉) also names a year in the 60-year cycle. Recent Wood Rooster years: 1945 and 2005, and the next one is 2065. A saju year starts at Ipchun (around February 4), not on January 1 or Lunar New Year.

Born in a Wood Rooster 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 Rooster years?1945 and 2005, and next in 2065. 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 Rooster if I was born in a Wood Rooster 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 Rooster year can have any of the 60 day pillars.

What is the Wood Rooster personality?A delicate flower with surprisingly sharp edges. Precision artist, Gracefully honest, Tougher than you look.