Tian Gan 天干 (Heavenly Stems)
Number | Name | PinYin | Polarity | Element | Direction |
1 | 甲 | Jia | Yang | Wood | East |
2 | 乙 | Yi | Yin | Wood | East |
3 | 丙 | Bing | Yang | Fire | South |
4 | 丁 | Ding | Yin | Fire | South |
5 | 戊 | Wu | Yang | Earth | NA |
6 | 己 | Ji | Yin | Earth | NA |
7 | 庚 | Geng | Yang | Metal | West |
8 | 辛 | Xin | Yin | Metal | West |
9 | 壬 | Ren | Yang | Water | North |
10 | 癸 | Gui | Yin | Water | North |
Di Zhi 地支 (Earthly Branches)
Number | Name | PinYin | Polarity | Element | Direction |
1 | 子 | Zi | Yang | Water | North |
2 | 丑 | Chou | Yin | Earth | Northeast |
3 | 寅 | Yin | Yang | Wood | Northeast |
4 | 卯 | Mao | Yin | Wood | East |
5 | 辰 | Chen | Yang | Earth | Southeast |
6 | 巳 | Si | Yin | Fire | Southeast |
7 | 午 | Wu | Yang | Fire | South |
8 | 未 | Wei | Yin | Earth | Southwest |
9 | 申 | Shen | Yang | Metal | Southwest |
10 | 酉 | You | Yin | Metal | West |
11 | 戌 | Xu | Yang | Earth | Northwest |
12 | 亥 | Hai | Yin | Water | Northwest |