Fire Tiger; 3rd sexagenary term
The 3rd term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 丙 (Fire, yang) and the earthly branch 寅 (Tiger). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology; e.g., years 1926, 1986, 2046.
See also: 干支
The year of the Fire Tiger is the 3rd in the sexagenary cycle.
1926 was a Fire Tiger year.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
From the Chinese sexagenary cycle: 丙 (third celestial stem, associated with Fire and yang) + 寅 (third earthly branch, Tiger).