寅

About

寅 (Yín, the Tiger branch) is the 3rd of the 12 Earthly Branches (地支) — Wood element, Spring. Hidden stems: 甲 (main), 丙, 戊 (residual). Six Harmony: 寅亥合木 (whether it fully transforms depends on chart context). Three Harmony: 寅午戌 → Fire. Clash: 寅申沖 (cutting clash). Penalty: 寅巳申 (Ungrateful Penalty). Harm: 寅巳害.⁠‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

寅 is the Tiger — the first month of spring (孟春) and the double-hour 03:00–05:00, when night turns toward day. A "growth" branch (四生), it is where things begin: Yang Wood 甲 is its main hidden stem, with 丙 fire and 戊 earth stored beside it. In the Fire triad 寅午戌, 寅 is the birthplace where Fire first kindles.⁠‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

Key Attributes

Element

Wood

Season

Spring

Zodiac animal

Tiger

Hidden stems

甲 (main) · 丙 · 戊 (residual)

Six Harmony

寅亥合木

Three Harmony

寅午戌 → Fire

Clash

寅申沖 (cutting clash)

Penalty

寅巳申 (Ungrateful Penalty)

Harm

寅巳害

In a chart, this means…

In a chart, 寅 contributes Wood with ignition inside it — growth branches carry the energy of starting. It is traditionally associated with courage, initiative and the first push of spring. As with every branch, the surrounding chart decides how loudly it speaks.⁠‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​⁠

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