未

About

未 (Wèi, the Goat branch) is the 8th of the 12 Earthly Branches (地支) — Earth element, Summer. Hidden stems: 己 (main), 丁, 乙 (residual). Six Harmony: 午未合火 (whether it fully transforms depends on chart context). Three Harmony: 亥卯未 → Wood. Clash: 丑未沖 (storage release). Penalty: 丑戌未 (Bullying Penalty). Harm: 子未害.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

未 is the Goat — the last month of summer (季夏) and the double-hour 13:00–15:00: the drowsy heat after noon. An Earth "storage" branch (四库), it holds 己 earth as its main stem with 丁 fire and 乙 wood stored within — warm soil with summer's memory inside. In the Wood triad 亥卯未 it is where Wood is stored.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

Key Attributes

Element

Earth

Season

Summer

Zodiac animal

Goat

Hidden stems

己 (main) · 丁 · 乙 (residual)

Six Harmony

午未合火

Three Harmony

亥卯未 → Wood

Clash

丑未沖 (storage release)

Penalty

丑戌未 (Bullying Penalty)

Harm

子未害

In a chart, this means…

In a chart, 未 contributes gentle, warm Earth with reserves of fire and wood. It is traditionally associated with mildness, care and quiet stubbornness — soft ground that still holds its shape. Which quality leads depends on the surrounding chart.⁠‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

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