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The twelve animals · branch 8
羊
Goat
羊 yáng · 未 wèi
The calendrical structure
earthly branch未 · Wei · wèi
cycle position8 of 12
branch polarityyin
English variantsSheep · Ram
Five forms inside sixty years
| Gan-Zhi | characters | phase | polarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xin-Wei | 辛未 | metal | yin |
| Gui-Wei | 癸未 | water | yin |
| Yi-Wei | 乙未 | wood | yin |
| Ding-Wei | 丁未 | fire | yin |
| Ji-Wei | 己未 | earth | yin |
Years in the supported span: 1907 · 1919 · 1931 · 1943 · 1955 · 1967 · 1979 · 1991 · 2003 · 2015 · 2027
What this page does not claim
The animal names a year branch. It is not a complete Four Pillars chart and, by itself, does not establish a personality. The current corpus supports the structure above, not a list of flattering or hostile adjectives.
Sources
Hong Kong Observatory, The 12-Year Animal Cycle. This page also checks the Han textual pairing and the Met’s curatorial history where listed. See the complete Chinese panel →