TChineseStem

TChineseStem type

Unit

Moon

type TChineseStem = (ch_jia, ch_yi, ch_bing, ch_ding, ch_wu, ch_ji, ch_geng, ch_xin, ch_ren, ch_gui);

Description

The values for the 10 heavenly stems ( - tian gan) for the astrological cycles of the Chinese calendar. The name of the types represents the Chinese name of the stem - there are no translations for these items. Two of the stems correspond to one of the elements, one in yen and one in yang.

Chinese	Unicode	Element	Association
jia	7532	Wood (+)	Growing wood
yi	4E59	Wood (-)	Cut timber
bing	4E19	Fire (+)	Natural fire
ding	4E01	Fire (-)	Artificial fire
wu	620A	Earth (+)	Earth
ji	5DF1	Earth (-)	Earthenware
geng	5E9A	Metal (+)	Metal
xin	8F9B	Metal (-)	Wrought metal
ren	58EC	Water (+)	Running water
gui	7678	Water (-)	Standing water