Lu Xun
Lu Xun
Writer · Thinker
1881-09-25（7th year of the Guangxu reign (Qing), 8th lunar month, day 3）～ 1936-10-19
Born in Kuaiji County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
辛巳
Element Metal · Fire
NaYin White Wax Metal
Ten Gods Direct Resource
Month Pillar
丁酉
Element Fire · Metal
NaYin Foot-of-Mountain Fire
Ten Gods Direct Wealth
Day Pillar
壬戌
Element Water · Earth
NaYin Great Sea Water
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
壬Water
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Fire 4, Metal 2, Water 1, Earth 1, Wood 0
Chart computed by the MoZhu engine (lunar-javascript); without the hour pillar, luck pillars and yearly cycles can't fully unfold.
Case Review
Original writing · hindsight review · anchored in known history, viewed through chart structure
Ren (壬) Water is the Water of rivers. Born in the You (酉) month, it is nourished by Metal; traditionally, “Metal and Water generating each other” signifies original literary thought and flowing talent. Looking back over the life of Lu Xun, who “abandoned medicine for literature and used his pen as a blade,” the depth and sharpness of A Madman’s Diary and The True Story of Ah Q can be observed from the angle of “Water governs wisdom and speech.”
Ding (丁) Fire revealed in the month is Direct Wealth; Fire is Water’s Wealth, and with Fire strong his criticism burned like fire, as seen in the “javelins and daggers” of his essays. The Direct Resource in the year pillar points to scholarly foundations. Water is by nature fluid, and Lu Xun moved throughout his life between Shaoxing, Nanjing, Japan, Beijing, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Shanghai, fitting the restless, flowing image of Ren Water. This is a cultural retrospective, not a definitive conclusion.
Birth date source:Wikipedia: “Lu Xun” (cross-checked across language editions)(cross-checked with public records; bio is an original summary)
This case is for traditional-culture study only, not a judgment of any historical figure; schools of interpretation differ, and these conclusions claim no exclusive truth.