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The twelve animals · branch 10
雞
Rooster
雞 jī · 酉 yǒu
The calendrical structure
earthly branch酉 · You · yǒu
cycle position10 of 12
branch polarityyin
English variantsCock · Chicken
Five forms inside sixty years
| Gan-Zhi | characters | phase | polarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gui-You | 癸酉 | water | yin |
| Yi-You | 乙酉 | wood | yin |
| Ding-You | 丁酉 | fire | yin |
| Ji-You | 己酉 | earth | yin |
| Xin-You | 辛酉 | metal | yin |
Years in the supported span: 1909 · 1921 · 1933 · 1945 · 1957 · 1969 · 1981 · 1993 · 2005 · 2017 · 2029
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 →