2010 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Yang Metal Tiger (庚寅)
The 2010 year pillar
The year 2010 corresponds to 庚寅 — a Yang Metal year combined with the Tiger branch. The Na Yin image for this pair is "Wood of Pine and Cypress" (松柏木).
Tiger year, Yang Metal stem
People often describe 2010 as the year of the Metal Tiger. 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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