Korean Saju · 四柱八字 · Gap·Sin
Korean Saju: 2004, Year of the Wood Monkey
갑신
갑신 · Gap·Sin
In Korean saju (四柱八字), your birth year sets the first pillar of your chart. 2004 carries the Wood Monkey: Gap·Sin (갑신 in Korean).
Monkey — Clever, playful, and adaptable — monkeys solve what stumps everyone else.
Wood — growth, initiative, and the drive to expand.
The saju year begins at Ipchun (입춘, around 4 February), not January 1. Born before that date? Your year pillar belongs to 2003 — and a true myeongni reading weighs month, day and hour on top.
A real reading reads all eight characters — year, month, day and hour.