丙 (Hinoe): meaning and personality
The sun, which shines on everything without discrimination.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Hinoe
- Sino-Japanese
- hei
- Element
- Fire
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
- Image
- The sun
- Season
- Summer
- Direction
- South
- Color
- Red
1.An old reading of 丙
The Book of Han reads 丙 as “炳”, bright: plants have grown out fully and their shape is clear for all to see.
The Japanese name Hinoe means “the elder brother of Fire”: e (兄) for the yang stems and to (弟) for the yin stems. See also what are the ten stems?.
2.Personality when your Day Master is 丙
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 丙 Day Master is likened to the sun.
Strengths
Bright and cheerful, you have no hidden side. Passionate and quick to act, you naturally lift everyone's spirits.
Things to watch
Your feelings show on your face and you get bored easily. Fine detail and steady routine are not your strong points.
3.Work and career
Entertainment, advertising, sales, events, teaching and politics: standing in front of people and influencing many.
4.Love and marriage
When you fall for someone, you go all in. You can't keep secrets, and your honest affection is your charm.
5.丙 and the other stems
Compatibility between stems is read from the generating and controlling cycles of the five elements, plus the special “stem combinations” (kangō).
| Other stem | Element | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Kinoe (甲) | Wood | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Kinoto (乙) | Wood | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Same element: an easy, like-minded match |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Tsuchinoto (己) | Earth | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Kanoe (庚) | Metal | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Kanoto (辛) | Metal | Controlling: you restrain this stem; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Water): a strong mutual attraction |
| Mizunoe (壬) | Water | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Mizunoto (癸) | Water | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
6.The six eto containing 丙
丙寅 Hinoe-tora, 丙子 Hinoe-ne, 丙戌 Hinoe-inu, 丙申 Hinoe-saru, 丙午 Hinoe-uma, 丙辰 Hinoe-tatsu
7.Lucky tips
Watch the sunrise, wear red or orange and spend time in a south-facing room.
Your Day Master can be calculated from your date of birth. Use the free Four Pillars chart to see your Day Master and the balance of your five elements.
8.FAQ
How do you read 丙?
In Japanese it is read “hinoe”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “hei”.
What element is 丙?
丙 is Yang Fire.