Korean Saju · 四柱八字 · Gyeong·Sin
Korean Saju: 1980, Year of the Metal Monkey
경신
경신 · Gyeong·Sin
In Korean saju (四柱八字), your birth year sets the first pillar of your chart. 1980 carries the Metal Monkey: Gyeong·Sin (경신 in Korean).
Monkey — Clever, playful, and adaptable — monkeys solve what stumps everyone else.
Metal — discipline, precision, and firm resolve.
The saju year begins at Ipchun (입춘, around 5 February), not January 1. Born before that date? Your year pillar belongs to 1979 — and a true myeongni reading weighs month, day and hour on top.
A real reading reads all eight characters — year, month, day and hour.