What Metal Tiger Means
Within the sexagenary cycle, Metal Tiger corresponds to 庚寅 (Gēng Yín). In the general zodiac tradition, this exact stem-branch combination returns every 60 years.
In Wuxing, Metal concerns cutting, ordering, and clarifying. It is associated with standards, precision, and the ability to separate what matters from what does not. Applied to the Tiger, that usually means the sign becomes more disciplined, exacting, and self-controlled rather than simply more intense in every direction.
