The Wood Tiger (甲寅, Jiǎ Yín)
Yang Wood
Personality & Traits
The Wood Tiger channels the Tiger's boldness through the lens of creative growth and moral principle. This combination produces a natural leader who inspires others not through dominance but through vision and benevolence. Wood tempers the Tiger's impulsiveness with a more strategic, growth-oriented approach. The Wood Tiger is often a champion of the underdog, using their considerable courage in service of expansion and positive change.
Yang Wood Tiger
Every Wood Tiger year joins the Heavenly Stem 甲 (Jiǎ) with the Earthly Branch 寅 (Yín). In the 60-year cycle each animal only meets stems of its own polarity, so every Wood Tiger is Yang.
The Yang Wood Tiger charges forward with infectious optimism, blazing trails and rallying others to join ambitious new ventures.
Wood Tiger Years
People born in these years (approximately February 4 to February 3 of the following year) are Wood Tigers:
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