1968 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yang Earth Monkey (戊申)
The 1968 year pillar
The year 1968 corresponds to 戊申 — a Yang Earth year combined with the Monkey branch. The Na Yin image for this pair is "Earth of the Great Post Road" (大驿土).
Monkey year, Yang Earth stem
People often describe 1968 as the year of the Earth Monkey. 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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