Chen-Ning Yang
Chen-Ning Yang
Physicist · Nobel laureate
1922-10-01（1922, 8th lunar month, day 11）～ 2025-10-18
Born in Hefei, Anhui
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
壬戌
Element Water · Earth
NaYin Great Sea Water
Ten Gods Friend
Month Pillar
己酉
Element Earth · Metal
NaYin Great Post-Road Earth
Ten Gods Direct Officer
Day Pillar
壬寅
Element Water · Wood
NaYin Gold-Leaf Metal
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
壬Water
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Earth 2, Water 2, Wood 1, Metal 1, Fire 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, signifying intelligence and flow. Looking back on Chen-Ning Yang proposing parity non-conservation with Tsung-Dao Lee and winning the Nobel Prize in Physics: the Friend in the year pillar signifies resonance with peers, and the Direct Officer in the month pillar signifies academic orthodoxy and rigorous scholarship. The depth of gauge field theory embodies Water's intelligence.
With Earth at 2 the riverbanks are clearly defined, and Ren Water does not overflow; his return to settle in China in later years and his efforts for Chinese physics may be read here.
This is a cultural retrospective at the level of three pillars, not a fatalistic judgment.
Birth date source:Chinese Wikipedia: “Chen-Ning Yang” (杨振宁)(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.