The Four Pillars

辛︎Yin Metal — Xīn

Heavenly Stem · Yin Metal · the jewel

The eighth Heavenly Stem — Yin Metal, the finished jewel or blade, refined and precise and quietly proud of its polish.

Xīn reads as discernment and elegance: an eye for quality and a sensitivity that notices what others miss. Its gift is precision; its guard is against letting a taste for the flawless leave you too easily cut or too easily wounded.