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The twelve animals · branch 4
兔
Rabbit
兔 tù · 卯 mǎo
The calendrical structure
earthly branch卯 · Mao · mǎo
cycle position4 of 12
branch polarityyin
English variantsHare
Five forms inside sixty years
| Gan-Zhi | characters | phase | polarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ding-Mao | 丁卯 | fire | yin |
| Ji-Mao | 己卯 | earth | yin |
| Xin-Mao | 辛卯 | metal | yin |
| Gui-Mao | 癸卯 | water | yin |
| Yi-Mao | 乙卯 | wood | yin |
Years in the supported span: 1903 · 1915 · 1927 · 1939 · 1951 · 1963 · 1975 · 1987 · 1999 · 2011 · 2023
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 →