# Ba Zi/120-Year Basic Components Table

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The 120-Year Basic Components Table spans the years 1912 to 2031. The basic 60-year cycle that is repeated endlessly may be taken as starting from 1924 to 1983. Each year is given a name, consisting of the name of the Heavenly Stem followed by the name of the (Animal Sign of the) Earthly Branch. For example, 1983 is known as the "Wood Rat" (甲子) year, and 1983 as the "Water Pig" (癸亥) year. For simplicity, the complete name is frequently not used, and is shortened to "Year of the Rat" or "Year of the Pig" respectively. In the table below, "E" is the acronym for Earthly Branch and "H" is the acronym for Heavenly Stem.
| Animal Signs | Earthly Branches | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems | Heavenly Stems |
| E1 Rat 子 | Water | H9 壬 Yang Water 1912 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1924 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1936 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1948 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1960 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1972 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1984 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1996 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 2008 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 2020 |
| E2 Ox 丑 | Earth | H10 癸 Yin Water 1913 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1925 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1937 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1949 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1961 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1973 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1985 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1997 | H6 己 Yin Earth 2009 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 2021 |
| E3 Tiger 寅 | Wood | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1914 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1926 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1938 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1950 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1962 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1974 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1986 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1998 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 2010 | H9 壬 Yang Water 2022 |
| E4 Rabbit 卯 | Wood | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1915 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1927 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1939 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1951 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1963 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1975 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1987 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1999 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 2011 | H10 癸 Yin Water 2023 |
| E5 Dragon 辰 | Earth | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1916 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1928 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1940 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1952 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1964 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1976 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1988 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 2000 | H9 壬 Yang Water 2012 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 2024 |
| E6 Snake 巳 | Fire | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1917 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1929 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1941 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1953 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1965 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1977 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1989 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 2001 | H10 癸 Yin Water 2013 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 2025 |
| E7 Horse 午 | Fire | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1918 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1930 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1942 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1954 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1966 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1978 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1990 | H9 壬 Yang Water 2002 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 2014 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 2026 |
| E8 Goat 未 | Earth | H6 己 Yin Earth 1919 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1931 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1943 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1955 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1967 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1979 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1991 | H10 癸 Yin Water 2003 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 2015 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 2027 |
| E9 Monkey 申 | Metal | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1920 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1932 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1944 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1956 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1968 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1980 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1992 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 2004 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 2016 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 2028 |
| E10 Rooster 酉 | Metal | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1921 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1933 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1945 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1957 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1969 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1981 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1993 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 2005 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 2017 | H6 己 Yin Earth 2029 |
| E11 Dog 戌 | Earth | H9 壬 Yang Water 1922 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1934 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 1946 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 1958 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 1970 | H9 壬 Yang Water 1982 | H1 甲 Yang Wood 1994 | H3 丙 Yang Fire 2006 | H5 戊 Yang Earth 2018 | H7 庚 Yang Metal 2030 |
| E12 Pig 亥 | Water | H10 癸 Yin Water 1923 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1935 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 1947 | H6 己 Yin Earth 1959 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 1971 | H10 癸 Yin Water 1983 | H2 乙 Yin Wood 1995 | H4 丁 Yin Fire 2007 | H6 己 Yin Earth 2019 | H8 辛 Yin Metal 2031 |