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Five Elements Compatibility

Water

Years ending in 2 and 3 · 水

Water element compatibility: its best match is the stem union, 壬 Yang Water + 丁 Yin Fire. Water is the element of flow and depth. Its yang stem (壬) is the ocean or a great river, wide and restless, and its yin stem (癸) is spring rain — gentle, patient and able to soak into anything. Water people are sketched as perceptive, adaptable and a little mysterious, the friend who listens more than they talk and remembers everything you said. The ocean can overwhelm; the rain can disappear when it is needed. In the cycles water is fed by metal and feeds wood, so metal and wood years tend to feel supportive. Water tames fire and is tamed by earth, the tradition's picture of a clash. In our scores each water stem's best match is its union: yang water with yin fire (丁壬) and yin water with yang earth (戊癸).

Feeds
Wood
Fed by
Metal
Tames
Fire
Tamed by
Earth

Top 3 matches for Water

The hardest match for Water

All matches for 壬 Yang Water

All matches for 癸 Yin Water

Points are our own design on top of the traditional cycles: stem union 92, generating 86, same element 76, controlling 58, ±2 for yin and yang. Year stem only — not a saju reading.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Water element compatibility the same as a saju reading?

No. This uses only the heavenly stem of the birth year; a saju reading uses four pillars — year, month, day and hour. The cycles are traditional, the points are our own design, and none of it is science.

Which element is most compatible with Water?

In our scores Water's top matches are its stem unions (壬 Yang Water + 丁 Yin Fire, 癸 Yin Water + 戊 Yang Earth, 92%), then the generating cycle: Water is fed by Metal and feeds Wood.

Which years are Water years?

Between 1920 and 2040, Water years are 1922, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2032, 2033. Each starts at Seollal, so January and February birthdays may belong to the year before.