Metal Dragon (庚辰): personality and meaning in the Chinese zodiac
The Metal Dragon, 庚辰, gives the Dragon conviction and a fierce sense of fairness. The tradition reads it as strong-willed, principled and tireless.
Heavenly stem and earthly branch: 庚辰
Years: 1940, 2000
Character
庚辰 sets 庚, yang metal, the axe and the ore, over the Dragon's earth. Earth bears metal, so the tradition reads this as a supported pair: ore rising from deep ground, strength drawn from a rich source.
People born in a Metal Dragon year are read as determined, energetic and honest, with strong principles and the stamina to stand by them. They lead by example and expect high standards. The tradition's shadow for the Metal Dragon is inflexibility — certainty that leaves little room for doubt — and a bluntness that can wound without meaning to.
In love and at work
In love the Metal Dragon is read as devoted, passionate and protective, though it may need to soften its expectations. At work it excels in law, leadership, the military, engineering and any cause it believes in. The tradition suggests the Metal Dragon let a little doubt in.
A question to take with you
What might you see if you held one of your certainties more lightly?
Updated October 28, 2026