BaZi glossary · Na Yin
What is Hairpin and Bracelet Metal (钗钏金)?
The Na Yin of 庚戌 and 辛亥
Short answer
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal (Chai Chuan Jin, 钗钏金) is one of the thirty Na Yin of the sixty-pillar cycle. Its image is gold made into hairpins and bracelets; it belongs to the 庚戌 (Geng Xu) and 辛亥 (Xin Hai) pillars, and its Na Yin element is Metal. People with either as their year pillar are often said to have a Hairpin and Bracelet Metal life.
At a glance
- Group
- Na Yin · Metal
- Pillars
- 庚戌 Geng Xu, 辛亥 Xin Hai
- Image
- gold made into hairpins and bracelets
- Na Yin element
- Metal
- Other Metal Na Yin
- Metal in the Sea, Sword Edge Metal, White Wax Metal, Metal in the Sand, Gold Leaf Metal
How to find the Hairpin and Bracelet Metal
The Na Yin pair up the sixty stem-branch pillars into thirty names; 庚戌 and 辛亥 share Hairpin and Bracelet Metal. The Na Yin of the year pillar is often called one's life Na Yin, so people with a 庚戌 or 辛亥 year pillar are said to have a Hairpin and Bracelet Metal life. BaZi years change at Lichun (around 4 February), so anyone born in January or early February uses the previous year's pillar.
| Pillar | Years (1900–2099) |
|---|---|
| 庚戌 | 1910, 1970, 2030, 2090 |
| 辛亥 | 1911, 1971, 2031, 2091 |
The image and meaning of Hairpin and Bracelet Metal
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal is gold already crafted into hairpins and bracelets: fine and precious, worn and treasured. Traditionally it describes refined, aesthetic people who care about quality and the pleasures of life.
Jewellery metal is already finished and needs no more heavy smelting, so this Na Yin is often read as suited to fine, quality-focused work, with a reminder not to care too much about appearances.
How to read it in a chart
- Year pillar
- the year pillar's Na Yin is the “life” Na Yin, traditionally used for a person's general temperament and, in compatibility matching, for comparing two people's Na Yin.
- Day pillar
- the day pillar's Na Yin is seen as closer to the self; some schools use it to add detail on temperament.
- Other pillars
- the Na Yin of the month and hour pillars, luck pillars and years are usually read only as background, not as good or bad on their own.
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal and the regular Five Phases
- Na Yin element
- Hairpin and Bracelet Metal's Na Yin element is Metal, taken from the 庚戌–辛亥 pair as a whole.
- 庚戌 (Geng Xu)
- the stem 庚 is Metal, the branch 戌 is Earth.
- 辛亥 (Xin Hai)
- the stem 辛 is Metal, the branch 亥 is Water.
Common misconceptions
- Na Yin cannot decide good or bad fortune on its own. BaZi analysis rests on the regular Five Phases and the Ten Gods; Na Yin is a supporting symbol.
- A Hairpin and Bracelet Metal life refers to the year pillar's Na Yin only; it does not make the whole chart Metal.
- Clashing Na Yin in compatibility matching does not mean a poor match; modern readings weigh how the two whole charts fit together.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have a Hairpin and Bracelet Metal life?
Look at your year pillar: if it is 庚戌 or 辛亥, yes. You can use the years in the table, but if your birthday is before Lichun (around 4 February), use the previous year. The surest way is to check the year pillar's Na Yin in the free calculator.
Is Hairpin and Bracelet Metal's element just Metal?
Its Na Yin element is Metal, which is not the same as the regular Five Phases used in BaZi. Judging the Day Master's strength and useful god uses the regular elements of the stems and branches, not the Na Yin.
How important is Na Yin in BaZi?
Na Yin is an older supporting system, used for the “life” element of the year and in traditional compatibility matching. Modern BaZi analysis rests on the regular Five Phases, the Ten Gods and the chart's structure, so Na Yin is best read as a symbolic reference.
Find the Na Yin of your year pillar
The free calculator lists the Na Yin of every pillar and changes the year at Lichun, so your year pillar's Na Yin is always right.
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