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Gold / Metal
(One of the five elements)
金 is the symbol for metal (often means gold or money) in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
In an interesting twist, in Japanese, this Kanji can also mean “Friday.” I guess Friday is “the golden day” in Japan.
Gold / Metal is one of the five elements that ancient Chinese believed all things were composed of. These elements are also part of the cycle of Chinese astrology. Every person has both an animal sign, and one of the five elements according to the date of their birth. See also Five Elements and Chinese 12 Animals / Zodiac.
Golden/Metal Dragon
The Year of the Golden/Metal Dragon
金龍 is Golden/Metal Dragon in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1880, 1940, 2000, and 2060.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚辰.
See Also: Dragon
Golden/Metal Tiger
The Year of the Golden/Metal Tiger
金虎 is Golden/Metal Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1890, 1950, 2010, and 2070.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚寅.
See Also: Tiger
Golden/Metal Rabbit
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rabbit
金兔 is Golden/Metal Rabbit in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1891, 1951, 2011, and 2071.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛卯.
See Also: Rabbit
Golden/Metal Rat
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rat
金鼠 is Golden/Metal Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1900, 1960, 2020, and 2080.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚子.
See Also: Rat
Golden/Metal Ox/Bull
The Year of the Golden/Metal Ox/Bull
金牛 is Golden/Metal Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1901, 1961, 2021, and 2081.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
Golden/Metal Dog
The Year of the Golden/Metal Dog
金狗 is Golden/Metal Dog in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1910, 1970, 2030, and 2090.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚戌.
See Also: Dog
Golden/Metal Pig/Boar
The Year of the Golden/Metal Pig/Boar
金豬 is Golden/Metal Pig/Boar in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1911, 1971, 2031, and 2091.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛亥.
See Also: Pig/Boar
Golden/Metal Monkey
The Year of the Golden/Metal Monkey
金猴 is Golden/Metal Monkey in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1920, 1980, 2040, and 2100.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚申.
See Also: Monkey
Golden/Metal Rooster
The Year of the Golden/Metal Rooster
金雞 is Golden/Metal Rooster in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1921, 1981, 2041, and 2101.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛酉.
See Also: Rooster
Golden/Metal Horse
The Year of the Golden/Metal Horse
金馬 is Golden/Metal Horse in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1870, 1930, 1990, and 2050.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚午.
See Also: Horse
Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep
The Year of the Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep
金羊 is Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1871, 1931, 1991, and 2051.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛未.
See Also: Goat/Sheep
Golden/Metal Snake
The Year of the Gold Snake
金蛇 is Golden/Metal Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1881, 1941, 2001, and 2061.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛巳.
See Also: Snake
Five Elements
金木水火土 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five elements in a comfortable order (meaning that they “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
The order is metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Note that sometimes the metal element is translated as gold. And earth refers to soil versus the whole planet earth.
Five Elements
五行 is the title of the five elements: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal.
The first character means five, and the second character is simply element(s).
According to ancient Chinese science, all matter in the world is comprised of these elements. One idea presented with the five elements is that when energy is added, the matter is believed to expand. When energy is removed, matter contracts. Oddly, this concept is not far from Einstein's theories and modern science. Just a few thousand years before Einstein.
More info: Wikipedia - Five Elements (Wu Xing).
See Also: Wood | Fire | Water | Earth | Five Elements
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Gold Metal | 金 | kin | jīn / jin1 / jin | chin |
| Golden/Metal Dragon | 金龍 金龙 | jīn lóng / jin1 long2 / jin long / jinlong | chin lung / chinlung | |
| Golden/Metal Tiger | 金虎 | jīn hǔ / jin1 hu3 / jin hu / jinhu | chin hu / chinhu | |
| Golden/Metal Rabbit | 金兔 | jīn tù / jin1 tu4 / jin tu / jintu | chin t`u / chintu / chin tu | |
| Golden/Metal Rat | 金鼠 | jīn shǔ / jin1 shu3 / jin shu / jinshu | chin shu / chinshu | |
| Golden/Metal Ox/Bull | 金牛 | jīn niú / jin1 niu2 / jin niu / jinniu | chin niu / chinniu | |
| Golden/Metal Dog | 金狗 | jīn gǒu / jin1 gou3 / jin gou / jingou | chin kou / chinkou | |
| Golden/Metal Pig/Boar | 金豬 金猪 | jīn zhū / jin1 zhu1 / jin zhu / jinzhu | chin chu / chinchu | |
| Golden/Metal Monkey | 金猴 | jīn hóu / jin1 hou2 / jin hou / jinhou | chin hou / chinhou | |
| Golden/Metal Rooster | 金雞 金鸡 | jīn jī / jin1 ji1 / jin ji / jinji | chin chi / chinchi | |
| Golden/Metal Horse | 金馬 金马 | jīn mǎ / jin1 ma3 / jin ma / jinma | chin ma / chinma | |
| Golden/Metal Goat/Sheep | 金羊 | jīn yáng / jin1 yang2 / jin yang / jinyang | chin yang / chinyang | |
| Golden/Metal Snake | 金蛇 | jīn shé / jin1 she2 / jin she / jinshe | chin she / chinshe | |
| Five Elements | 金木水火土 | jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 jin mu shui huo tu jinmushuihuotu | chin mu shui huo t`u chinmushuihuotu chin mu shui huo tu |
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| Five Elements | 五行 | gogyou / gogyo | wǔ xíng / wu3 xing2 / wu xing / wuxing | wu hsing / wuhsing |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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