庚寅

1950: the year of the Metal Tiger (庚寅)

In Korean saju, 1950 is the year of 庚寅 (Gyeong-in). The top character, 庚, is yang Metal, and the bottom character, 寅, is the Tiger. Together they make 1950 the year of the Metal Tiger. The saju year starts at Ipchun on February 4, 1950 at 18:20 Korea time and runs until February 5, 1951.

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1950 at a glance

Year pair: 庚寅 · Gyeong-in
Element: Metal (yang)
Animal: Tiger
Old poetic name: 松柏木 · Pine and cypress
Saju year starts: February 4, 1950 18:20
Ends: February 5, 1951
Age in 2027: turns 77

Born in January or early February 1950?

The saju year changes at Ipchun, February 4, 1950 at 18:20 Korea time. If you were born before that moment, your year pair is 己丑: you belong to 1949, the year of the Earth Ox.

Many zodiac sites switch the animal at Lunar New Year instead, which fell on February 17 in 1950, after Ipchun. So for birthdays from Ipchun until the day before February 17, saju already says Tiger while those sites still say Ox.

The two characters of 庚寅

庚Gyeong · uncut raw ore — tough, sturdy metal
寅In · Tiger · a forest waking in early spring

The Metal element of 1950

The top character decides the year’s element, so 1950 is a Metal year. When Metal energy is strong, it tends to feel like this: You feel clear-headed, decisive, and ready to finish what you started.

Color: White
Food: Pears, radish, and white rice
Direction: West
Activity: Organizing your desk or taking deep breaths in fresh air

This is your birth-year element. In saju, your core element comes from your birth day instead (the day master), and it can be different. A free saju card shows yours.

Month pillars of the 1950 saju year

In saju, each month also has a pair, and it starts on a solar term, not on the 1st. These are the twelve months of 庚寅 with their start dates (Korea date). Your birth month’s pair is one of your four pillars.

Month pair	Starts
戊寅Mu-in	February 4
己卯Gi-myo	March 6
庚辰Gyeong-jin	April 5
辛巳Sin-sa	May 6
壬午Im-o	June 6
癸未Gye-mi	July 8
甲申Gap-sin	August 8
乙酉Eul-yu	September 8
丙戌Byeong-sul	October 9
丁亥Jeong-hae	November 8
戊子Mu-ja	December 8
己丑Gi-chuk	January 6, 1951

The Tiger in zodiac compatibility

By the branch tables, the Tiger’s closest match is the Pig (six harmony). Its team of three adds the Horse and Dog. Its opposite sign, the Monkey, is a clash pair, read as different rhythms rather than bad luck.

The Tiger in 2027

Your Wood feeds Fire. This is read as an output link: showing your work, speaking up, spending energy. Pace tends to matter more than push.

Ties with 丁未: Gwimun (鬼門)

2027 outlook for the Tiger →

Other Tiger years

The Tiger comes back every 12 years, but the element on top changes each time:

The exact pair 庚寅 returns every 60 years: 2010.

Read 庚寅 as a day pillar →

How to read this

Your birth year is one pillar out of four. Your birth month, day and hour usually say more about you than the year does. Use this page for facts and fun, then check the full chart.

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Questions about 1950

What Chinese zodiac animal is 1950?

1950 is the year of the Tiger, and more exactly the Metal Tiger (庚寅). In saju the year runs from Ipchun on February 4, 1950 to February 5, 1951.

What element is 1950?

Metal. The top character 庚 is yang Metal, and that is the year’s element. The bottom character 寅 adds Wood.

I was born in January 1950. What is my sign?

Before Ipchun (February 4, 1950, 18:20 Korea time) you belong to the year before: 己丑, the Earth Ox of 1949. Check your exact time if you were born that day.

Is my birth-year element my saju element?

Not exactly. The year element describes your birth year. Saju reads your core self from your birth-day character (the day master), which needs your full birth date.