2000 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yang Metal Dragon (庚辰)
The 2000 year pillar
The year 2000 corresponds to 庚辰 — a Yang Metal year combined with the Dragon branch. The Na Yin image for this pair is "Metal of White Wax" (白蜡金).
Dragon year, Yang Metal stem
People often describe 2000 as the year of the Metal Dragon. 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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