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Geng Shen 庚申 Day Pillar · Gyeongsin
Geng Shen is Metal on Metal: the axe resting on the Monkey, first branch of autumn. It is decisive, clean-cut and built for action.
- Day Master (stem)
- 庚 Geng · Yang Metal
- Spouse palace (branch)
- 申 Shen · Metal Monkey
- Hidden stems
- 戊 Wu (Indirect Resource) · 壬 Ren (Eating God) · 庚 Geng (Friend)
- Twelve stage
- 建祿 · 건록 Official Post
- Na Yin
- 石榴木 Pomegranate Wood
- Void (공망)
- 子丑 Rat and Ox
- Image
- Bare granite peaks under crisp autumn sky
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What is the Geng Shen (庚申) day pillar like?
Geng is Yang Metal: raw iron, a blade before polishing, the strength of a stone cliff. 申, the Monkey, is early-autumn Metal, so stem and branch share an element and reinforce each other. The main hidden stem, 庚, is a Friend, mirroring the Day Master. 壬 Ren, the Eating God, gives a flowing outlet: Metal produces Water, so ideas and skills find expression. 戊 Wu, the Indirect Resource, adds intuitive learning and a solid base. The picture is bare granite peaks against a crisp autumn sky, sharp and unyielding.
Korean readers call this pillar 경신 (Gyeongsin) and admire its frankness. Gyeongsin people are decisive, energetic and fair-minded, with little patience for pretense. They act quickly, solve problems on the spot and stay loyal to those they respect. The Monkey's cleverness adds versatility; they can be inventive and adaptable while keeping a firm core. Their honesty can sound harsh to sensitive ears, yet it comes from a wish to get things right. Like a well-forged tool, they feel most at ease when they are being useful.
What does the twelve-stage position mean for Geng Shen?
Geng on 申 holds 建祿 (건록, geollok), Official Post, the stage of established, self-sufficient strength. It describes an adult in the full exercise of ability. For Gyeongsin this reads as confidence earned through competence, a preference for self-reliance and a strong drive to stand on one's own merits.
What is the Na Yin of Geng Shen?
The Na Yin of 庚申 is 石榴木, Pomegranate Wood. The pomegranate ripens in autumn, its tough skin hiding hundreds of jewel-bright seeds. It makes a lovely poetic match for this hard Metal pillar, hinting at abundance inside a firm exterior.
How does Geng Shen approach close relationships?
The Monkey branch is the spouse palace, 배우자궁 (baeujagung), and its main hidden stem 庚 is a Friend for Geng Shen. That suggests partnership as alliance: two independent people who respect each other's strength and work toward shared goals. Gyeongsin likes a partner who is direct, capable and comfortable with honest feedback. The Eating God inside adds playfulness and enjoyment. Friction can appear when both want to lead, so dividing responsibilities clearly lets each person shine in their own area of the shared life.
How does Geng Shen work best?
Gyeongsin performs well where speed, precision and decisiveness matter. Engineering, manufacturing, operations management, technical trades, sports coaching, security and project rescue work suit its sharp energy. The Eating God gives a practical creative streak, while the Friend star supplies drive. They thrive with clear metrics and the authority to act, and they grow restless in slow, bureaucratic settings where decisions wait for weeks.
What are the strengths and blind spots of Geng Shen?
- Decisiveness — Gyeongsin makes clear calls quickly and takes responsibility for how things turn out.
- Integrity — straight talk and fair dealing earn them respect from teammates and rivals alike.
- Practical skill — they enjoy turning plans into working tools, systems and finished results.
Things to watch
- Harsh delivery — softening tone keeps honest feedback useful for the listener instead of hurtful.
- Impatience — allowing others time to think can produce better decisions than pushing for speed.
- Power struggles — sharing leadership with capable peers turns potential rivals into allies.
Which day pillars are related to Geng Shen?
Same Day Master: 庚午 Geng Wu, 庚辰 Geng Chen, 庚寅 Geng Yin, 庚子 Geng Zi, 庚戌 Geng Xu.
Heaven-and-earth combination (천지합): 乙巳 Yi Si — its stem combines with 庚 and its branch forms a six-harmony pair with 申, a pairing traditionally read as easy rapport. Compare two real charts on the compatibility page.
What does Gyeongsin (경신) mean in Korean Saju?
경신 (Gyeongsin) is the Korean name for 庚申, the 57th pillar of the sixty-day cycle. 경 (Gyeong) is Yang Metal, raw ore or an axe, and 신 (Sin) is the Monkey, the first Metal branch of autumn. Metal doubled gives a decisive, frank and capable character. Korean readers picture granite peaks under a clear autumn sky.
Is Geng Shen a strong day pillar?
Geng Shen is firmly rooted: stem and branch are both Metal, the stage is Official Post, and the branch's main hidden stem is a Friend. Readers generally treat it as a strong base. The Eating God in the branch also gives that strength an outlet. As always, the full chart, especially the levels of Fire and Wood, shapes the final balance.
What is the void (공망) of the Geng Shen day pillar?
Geng Shen belongs to the 甲寅 decade, whose 공망 (gongmang) branches are 子 (Rat) and 丑 (Ox). The void marks two branches missing from the decade's pairing of stems and branches. When 子 or 丑 appear elsewhere in the chart, readers may describe those areas as slower to take shape. It is interpretive color, not a prediction.
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Saju describes tendencies, not fixed outcomes, and nothing here is professional advice. Twelve stages, Na Yin and void branches follow standard Korean and Chinese almanac tables (checked against the independent library lunar-python); background: Sexagenary cycle (Wikipedia). Updated October 7, 2026.