1945 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yin Wood Rooster (乙酉)
The 1945 year pillar
The year 1945 corresponds to 乙酉 — a Yin Wood year combined with the Rooster branch. The Na Yin image for this pair is "Water from the Spring" (泉中水).
Rooster year, Yin Wood stem
People often describe 1945 as the year of the Wood Rooster. The animal comes from the branch; the element label comes from the stem. Together they form the traditional shorthand for the year's character.
What a year pillar tells you
A year pillar is one of four pillars in a BaZi chart. The year animal is a familiar cultural label, but a full chart also includes month, day, and hour pillars. Your Day Master — not your year animal — is the primary reference point in most readings.
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