Korean Saju · 四柱八字 · Jeong·Chuk
Korean Saju: 1997, Year of the Fire Ox
정축
정축 · Jeong·Chuk
In Korean saju (四柱八字), your birth year sets the first pillar of your chart. 1997 carries the Fire Ox: Jeong·Chuk (정축 in Korean).
Ox — Patient, dependable, and immovable when it matters — the ox wins by refusing to lose.
Fire — passion, visibility, and unstoppable momentum.
The saju year begins at Ipchun (입춘, around 4 February), not January 1. Born before that date? Your year pillar belongs to 1996 — and a true myeongni reading weighs month, day and hour on top.
A real reading reads all eight characters — year, month, day and hour.