Pair 17 of the sixty

Metal Loong庚辰

Pewter Metal, the Na Yin of this pair.

Na Yin
Pewter Metal
Stem
庚 Geng
Branch
辰 Loong
Element
Metal
庚辰
Stem above, branch below

庚辰辛巳白鑞金者金養於辰生於巳形質初成未能堅利故曰白鑞金也

Tao Zongyi, in Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu

Why this name

Each pair of neighbours in the cycle shares a Na Yin, a poetic element. The explanation below is Tao Zongyi’s, quoted in Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu.

Years with this pair

1940 · 2000 · 2060

Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1, quoting Tao Zongyi.