THE TEN HEAVENLY STEMS
Bing: Heavenly Stem
Bing is Yang Fire, an image of broad light.
Go deeper: the full reference
丙 · bǐng
The third stem is commonly associated with the sun's visible warmth. In this guide it asks how attention and energy are shared; it makes no promise that a year will be bright or easy.
An example
Bing can help a team ask whether a clear explanation would illuminate a difficult choice.
A question to carry with you
What needs more light without more heat?
Find your own lunar-year placement
Use your birth date to find the year animal, stem, branch, stem phase and Yin/Yang. This calculator follows Chinese New Year; it does not calculate a full Four Pillars (BaZi) chart.