The Four Pillars

酉︎Yǒu — the Rooster

Earthly Branch · Rooster · Metal

The tenth Earthly Branch — the Rooster, mid-autumn harvest, refined Metal.

Yǒu reads as precise, discerning care: an eye for order, quality, and doing a thing properly. Its exactness is a gift; its balance is to let good be good enough, so a keen eye does not turn into constant criticism.