Dog
Xu Dog
Yang Earth
West-Northwest · Qian Palace
The Dog keeps watch: loyalty with a skeptical nose, justice with a long memory. Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is when folk years change; Li Chun (Start of Spring) is when BaZi years change. Born between them, you may be toasted as a Dog and charted otherwise. The mascot is not the court record — four pillars, hour included, are.
Five Elements & Hidden Stems
Earth
Hidden Stems: Wu Earth · Xin Metal · Ding Fire
Core Archetype Traits
- ✦ Loyal, justice-minded, wary
- ✦ Protective of a chosen pack
- ✦ Earnest even when tired
- ✦ Screens the door before the feast
Cosmic Compatibility & Resonance
Branch pairings, affinities and tension archetypes
Earthly Branch Six Harmonies (Liu-He) (Celestial Affinity)
Deep mutual resonance and complementary harmony
Mao Rabbit ›
Triple Elemental Triad (San-He) (Elemental Triad)
Aligned energetic synergy and shared momentum
Polar Opposition & Clash (Chong) (Polar Opposition)
Dynamic friction across opposite signs, requiring patience
Chen Dragon ›
Metaphysical Context
Your zodiac animal is only one of Four Pillars. Cast your true birth hour to reveal the full elemental blueprint.
Your animal is only 1 of your 4 pillars. Discover your true birth hour.
Your year fortune lives on the four pillars — cast your hour.