Birth year
The 2017 year pillar is Ding You (丁酉) — the yin Fire stem over the Rooster branch.
| Year pillar | Ding You 丁酉 |
|---|---|
| Animal | Rooster |
| Year element | Yin Fire (stem) over Metal (branch) |
| Hidden stems in the branch | 辛 Xin Metal |
A BaZi year does not start on 1 January, and it does not start at Chinese New Year either. It starts at the solar term Li Chun, which falls around 4 February. If you were born in January or the first days of February 2017, your year pillar is almost certainly Bing Shen, the 2017 − 1 pillar, not this one. The exact moment moves by a few hours each year, so a birthday on 3, 4 or 5 February has to be computed rather than assumed.
Your birth year gives you one of the four pillars, and it is not the one that stands for you. That is the day pillar, whose stem is your Day Master. Two people born in 2017 share this year pillar and can otherwise have almost nothing in common. The month pillar needs your birth date, and the hour pillar needs your birth time.
Your Leading Role is computed from your birth date and hour, free — no email needed to see it.
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