Xin Qiji
Xin Qiji
Southern Song ci poet · Leading figure of the heroic (haofang) school
1140-05-28（10th year of the Shaoxing reign (Southern Song), 5th lunar month, day 11）～ 1207-10-03
Born in Jinan, Shandong
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
庚申
Element Metal · Metal
NaYin Pomegranate Wood
Ten Gods Seven Killings
Month Pillar
辛巳
Element Metal · Fire
NaYin White Wax Metal
Ten Gods Direct Officer
Day Pillar
甲申
Element Wood · Metal
NaYin Spring Water
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
甲Wood
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Metal 4, Wood 1, Fire 1, Earth 0, Water 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
Metal at 4 is extremely strong, with Seven Killings and Direct Officer both revealed. Looking back on the life of the “dragon among ci poets”: in his early twenties he led fifty horsemen into the Jin camp to seize a traitor alive — the martial courage of Seven Killings; in his verse, “gilded spears and armoured horses, a spirit swallowing ten thousand li like a tiger” — the lofty ambition of the Direct Officer. This reflects that structure.
Yet abundant Metal snaps Wood: his great ambitions went unfulfilled — “alas, white hair has grown.” The pathos of his late “Yong Yu Le” can be observed in hindsight from the angle of “strong Metal, weak Wood.”
This is a cultural retrospective at the level of three pillars, not a fatalistic judgment.
Birth date source:Chinese Wikipedia: “Xin Qiji” (辛弃疾)(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.