Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches , how did the good times come? Do you understand?
1. Introduction to the heavenly stems and earthly branches
Ten heavenly stems: Jia (jiǎ), Yi (yǐ), Bing (bǐng), Ding (dīng), Wu (wù), Ji (jǐ), Geng (gēng), Xin (xīn), Ren (rén), Gui (guǐ).
The twelve earthly branches: Zi (zǐ), Chou (chǒu), Yin (yín), Mao (mǎo), Chen (chén), Si (sì), Wu (wǔ), Wei (wèi), Shen (shēn), You (yǒu), Xu (xū), Hai (hài).
hour earthly branch :
年方: 23:00-1 hour Noon: 11:00-13:00-13:00-40 年方: 10:00-3:00-40 年方方: 10:00-40 年方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方方Hai hour: 21:00-23:
twelve earthly branches correspond to twelve zodiac signs ——Zi: rat; Chou: ox; Yin: tiger; Mao: rabbit; Chen: dragon; Si: snake; Wu: horse; Wei: sheep; Shen: monkey; You: chicken; Xu: dog; Hai: pig.
The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are matched in sequence, forming 60 basic units, and a cycle of 60 years, so there is a saying that "60 years are one Jiazi".
2018 is the year of Wuxu , and 120 years ago 1898 was also the year of Wuxu, so the reform movement led by Liang Qichao in 1898 is called the "Reform Movement of Wuxu". After understanding the basic usage of the Ganzhi Ding, if you ask what year it is this year, we will match the "Ji" after "Wu" and "Hai" after "Xu" to get the answer " Jihai year ", so use the Ganzhi Ding method this year as the Jihai year.
2. Heavenly Stems Earthly Branches Usage
As a chronological method, when using the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, select one of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and match the ten stems and twelve branches in sequence, and cooperate with each other in a fixed order. Speaking of this, you may not be clear. For example:
, we first select a character in the heavenly stems, such as "jia", and then select a character in the earthly branches, such as "zi", and combine them together, that is Jiazi year .
Then if in order, if the first year is the year of Jiazi. Then, what year should be next? If you remember the order of the heavenly stems and earthly branches above, then let’s calculate together: “A” is followed by “B”, and “Zi” is followed by “Chou”, then combining them together is the year of Yi Chou. Then, and so on, the year of Bingyin, Dingmao, Wuchen...
According to the above algorithm, the tenth year of Guiyou. At this time, the heavenly stems are used up, what should I do? At this time, the cycle needs to be started. After "Gui", it will be "Jia", and the next year of Guiyou is the year of Jiaxu. Similarly, if the earthly branch reaches "Hai", then "Zi" will start the cycle.
