Korean Saju · 四柱八字 · Gye·Sa
Korean Saju: 1953, Year of the Water Snake
계사
계사 · Gye·Sa
In Korean saju (四柱八字), your birth year sets the first pillar of your chart. 1953 carries the Water Snake: Gye·Sa (계사 in Korean).
Snake — Private, wise, and strategic — snakes think ten moves ahead.
Water — depth, adaptability, and sharp intuition.
The saju year begins at Ipchun (입춘, around 4 February), not January 1. Born before that date? Your year pillar belongs to 1952 — and a true myeongni reading weighs month, day and hour on top.
A real reading reads all eight characters — year, month, day and hour.