Xin Chou Day Pillar 辛丑

The Day Pillar is the two characters of the day you were born: a Heavenly Stem on top (your Day Master, the “you” of a Saju chart) and an Earthly Branch below (your inner self and spouse palace). In Xin Chou (辛丑), the Day Master is Xin Metal (a finely cut jewel) sitting on the Ox branch, whose element is Earth.

You sit on the earth that gives you life (Indirect Resource), patient and proud. A late bloomer who quietly polishes skill until you shine, building deep expertise.

Xin Metal is delicate and values polish, like a well-cut jewel. You have a strong aesthetic sense and a sharp eye that misses no detail. Proud and disciplined, you often give an impression of refinement. You can be sensitive and vulnerable to stress, so it helps to find your own ways to calm your mind.

What makes Xin Chou different from the other five Xin Metal Day Pillars is the branch it sits on, covered below.

With Chou beneath your Day Master, you are weighty inside and strongly responsible. There is the energy of the earth in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet diligent, dependable partners. Even if your expression is clumsy, the longer it goes the deeper the relationship becomes. Remember that an occasional corny show of affection is a gift too.

The energy of unusual insight (Indirect Resource) sits in your spouse seat, so you are drawn to distinctive, spiritually deep partners. You need to respect each other’s worlds while widening the points of conversation.

Xin Metal loves in a refined, delicate way. You remember your partner’s tastes and details and show sensory consideration, but pride means it takes time to approach first or apologize. Put the relationship before pride.

Indirect Resource here means: Indirect Resource (Pian Yin) stands for original thinking and unusual intuition. You have the insight to catch what others miss and often stand out in specialized and unusual fields. But you may think a lot, become indecisive, or fall into a world of your own, so adding the ability to turn thoughts into action leads to good results.

Nurture (Yang): the energy of growing while being cared for. Protection and support come easily, and your skill grows gradually.

Hidden inside the Ox branch: Gui (Water, 9 days), Xin (Metal, 3 days), Ji (Earth, 18 days). These quieter energies show up in private, under stress or later in life.

Areas to look after: lungs, large intestine, bronchi, skin and nose.

Too much Metal energy dries the airways and skin, and feelings can turn dry and edgy. Fluids, humidity, soft food and warm conversation restore balance.

Too little Metal energy leaves bronchi and skin weak and prone to colds in changing seasons. Look after breathing exercises, clean air and regular bowel habits.

• Six Harmony: the Ox pairs with the Rat. People with a Rat Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Ox · Rooster · Snake form a Metal team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Ox clashes with the Goat. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Bing Zi (丙子) combines with Xin Chou on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Ding Wei (丁未): its stem is Seven Killings to you and its branch clashes with yours.

Day Pillars are one part of compatibility. For a full comparison of two charts, try the compatibility reading.

Your Day Pillar depends on your birth date, not your birth year. Enter your date of birth in the Day Pillar finder or get a complete chart with the free Saju calculator, which also gives your Day Master strength, Useful God and Luck Cycles.