Xin Metal Day Master (辛金)

Xin is yin Metal: pearls, jade and finished jewellery. Refined, precise and quietly valuable.

Personality

Xin people are perceptive, aesthetic and self-respecting. They care about quality, notice small flaws and have their own quiet edge.

Strengths

• Taste, precision and attention to detail
• Composure and dignity
• Sharp judgment of people and things

Things to watch

• Can be sensitive to criticism
• Perfectionism and worry about appearances
• Buried by too much 'earth' (heavy expectations), Xin loses its shine

What helps a Xin Metal chart

Xin likes Ren water to wash it clean; warm summer Xin wants earth to support it, cold winter Xin wants a little Ding fire.

Classical imagery

辛金软弱，温润而清。畏土之叠，乐水之盈。

“Xin Metal is soft and delicate, warm, smooth and clear. It fears being buried by earth and delights in abundant water.” Read: the jewel shines when it is washed, not hidden. — Di Tian Sui (滴天髓), “On the Heavenly Stems”; translation and gloss are our own.

A Day Master is only the starting point: two people with the same Day Master can read very differently depending on their birth month and the other seven characters in the chart.