You (酉) — Rooster Branch / Yin Metal

You is yin metal, hidden stem 辛 alone — pure refined metal. It is the rooster at sundown, the equinox, the cardinal west. You Day Masters carry an air of precision, punctuality, articulate speech, and intolerance for sloppy work. They are natural editors, jewelers, surgeons, accountants — anyone whose value depends on getting the smallest detail exactly right.

You san-he with 巳 and 丑 transforms to metal (巳酉丑合化金), and six-unites with 辰 (辰酉合金). Conflicted by 卯 (卯酉冲), self-punished (酉酉自刑), and broken with 戌 (酉戌相害).