戊戌 (Tsuchinoe-inu): the Yang Earth Dog
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- Reading
- Tsuchinoe-inu
- Number
- 35 / 60
- Stem
- Tsuchinoe (戊) (Yang Earth)
- Branch
- Dog (戌) (Earth)
- Nacchin
- Wood of the Plain
- Stem–branch relation
- Same element
- Void (kūbō)
- 辰 and 巳 (Dragon, Snake)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 戊 (Yang Earth)
1.What 戊戌 means
戊戌 combines the heavenly stem 戊 (Tsuchinoe) with the earthly branch 戌 (Inu). 戊 is likened to a mountain, and 戌 to the dog.
Stem and branch are both Earth, a “same element” pairing in which the energy shows itself straight and strong. For better or worse, the qualities of Earth stand out.
2.Nacchin: Wood of the Plain
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 戊戌 is Wood of the Plain. A tree standing on open ground: loved by many and growing steadily. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.
3.Personality when your day pillar is 戊戌
In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Generous and big-hearted, you are fair to everyone. Calm and steady, you are the person others count on in a crisis.
The day branch (戌) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Dog: Like a loyal dog, you are sincere and faithful, a guardian who protects family and friends.
On the other hand: You are slow to get moving and take time to adapt to change. Stubborn, you may refuse to budge once you have spoken.
4.Born in a 戊戌 year
If your year pillar is 戊戌, you are said to inherit the qualities of a mountain and of the Dog in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Dog.
5.戊戌 years
6.History and sayings linked to 戊戌
The name is used for the Hundred Days' Reform (戊戌の変法) carried out in Qing China in 1898.
7.戊戌 days in 2026 and 2027
A 戊戌 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 24, 2026 (Sat), Mar 25, 2026 (Wed), May 24, 2026 (Sun), Jul 23, 2026 (Thu), Sep 21, 2026 (Mon), Nov 20, 2026 (Fri), Jan 19, 2027 (Tue), Mar 20, 2027 (Sat), May 19, 2027 (Wed), Jul 18, 2027 (Sun), Sep 16, 2027 (Thu), Nov 15, 2027 (Mon).
8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 戊戌
戊戌 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲午, and its void branches are 辰 and 巳. If your day pillar is 戊戌, years of the Dragon and the Snake are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
9.FAQ
How do you read 戊戌?
It is read “tsuchinoe-inu” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yang Earth Dog.
Which years are 戊戌 years?
Recent 戊戌 years are 1958, 2018.