Question 1

What does 寅 mean?

Accepted Answer

寅 is the third Earthly Branch. It labels recurring positions in traditional year, month, day, hour, direction, zodiac, and astrological systems.

Question 2

Is 寅 pronounced the same as yin in yin-yang?

Accepted Answer

No. 寅 is yín with a rising second tone. Yin in yin-yang is 阴, pronounced yīn with a high first tone.

Question 3

Why is 寅 associated with the Tiger?

Accepted Answer

Yin–Tiger is the standard zodiac pairing. Stories about pre-dawn tiger activity help people remember it, but the animal–branch system developed historically and has no single proven origin story.

Question 4

What time is the Yin hour?

Accepted Answer

The common modern conversion is about 3:00–5:00 a.m. Exact historical or specialist calculations may consider local solar time and time-zone conventions.

Question 5

Is the Yin month the same as the first lunar month?

Accepted Answer

Not exactly. In common BaZi practice, the Yin month runs from Lichun to before Jingzhe, while a lunar month begins at a new moon. Their dates can differ.

Question 6

What does Yang Wood mean for 寅?

Accepted Answer

Yang Wood is the branch’s traditional five-phase classification, commonly expressed through spring growth and outward movement. It is symbolic cosmological language.

Question 7

What are the hidden stems of 寅?

Accepted Answer

Later BaZi tables list Jia Wood, Bing Fire, and Wu Earth (甲、丙、戊). Hidden stems are interpretive chart categories, not physical substances inside the branch.

Question 8

Do clashes predict bad luck or illness, and should I wear certain gemstones?

Accepted Answer

Clashes are terms within traditional astrology, not medical or outcome forecasts. Gemstones and colors can express Tiger, spring, or Wood imagery through personal style, but they are not required remedies for 寅.

Earthly Branch Yin

Yin (寅) Earthly Branch: Tiger, Yin Hour, Yin Month, and Yang Wood

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