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The twelve animals · branch 7
馬
Horse
馬 mǎ · 午 wǔ
The calendrical structure
earthly branch午 · Wu · wǔ
cycle position7 of 12
branch polarityyang
English variantsnone in the source panel
Five forms inside sixty years
| Gan-Zhi | characters | phase | polarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geng-Wu | 庚午 | metal | yang |
| Ren-Wu | 壬午 | water | yang |
| Jia-Wu | 甲午 | wood | yang |
| Bing-Wu | 丙午 | fire | yang |
| Wu-Wu | 戊午 | earth | yang |
Years in the supported span: 1906 · 1918 · 1930 · 1942 · 1954 · 1966 · 1978 · 1990 · 2002 · 2014 · 2026
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 →