The Four Pillars

申︎Shēn — the Monkey

Earthly Branch · Monkey · Metal

The ninth Earthly Branch — the Monkey, early autumn, bright and inventive Metal.

Shēn reads as clever, versatile quickness: curious, adaptable, and able to solve what others find stuck. Its wit is a real asset, and it goes furthest when that cleverness is aimed at something it will actually finish.