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Explore Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shensha and the divination systems through definitions, lookup rules, worked examples and classical sources. Start with your question, then read the full entry.

Core ConceptsZi Wei Dou Shu · NaYin Five Elements9 entries · live NaYin Five ElementsNaYin of the sixty JiaZi30 entries · live Symbolic StarsTian Yi noble star · Yang Ren…17 entries · liveTen GodsDirect Officer · Seven Killings…11 entries · live

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Core ConceptsZi Wei Dou Shu · NaYin Five Elements

Bone Weightchēng gǔ suàn mìng

Look up your lunar birth year, month, day and hour in four tables, add the four bone weights together, and read the four-line verse for that total — a folk shortcut from old almanacs, attributed to Yuan Tiangang.

Liu Yaoliù yáo

A traditional hexagram method for a specific question, reading line stems, branches, elements, family roles and host–guest positions to assess conditions and likely developments.

Plum Blossomméi huā yì shù

Turn the moment something prompted you, or two numbers you give, or a thing you saw and the direction it was in, into a hexagram — then read only which of the two trigrams generates or controls the other. Minimal to cast, and read through image.

NaYin Five Elementsnà yīn wǔ xíng

A system that pairs the sixty JiaZi into thirty groups, assigning each an element and a physical image; it forms a parallel coordinate alongside the stem-and-branch's own element.

Qi Men Dun Jiaqí mén dùn jiǎ

A traditional nine-palace method cast for the moment of a question, integrating timing, direction, human factors and symbolic forces to assess the situation and possible action.

Twelve Life Stagesshí èr cháng shēng

Twelve names from Changsheng to Yang describe where one stem or phase stands within a cycle on a given branch; the reading is relative, so the reference point must be stated first.

Taiyuan (Fetal Origin)tāi yuán

Taiyuan is an auxiliary stem-branch pair derived from the month pillar. It supplements the natal chart and gains meaning through the complete Four Pillars structure.

Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branchestiān gān dì zhī

Ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches advance together through a sixty-pair cycle, used to label time and organize traditional correspondences.

Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Star Astrology)zǐ wēi dǒu shù

A method that places more than a hundred stars, led by the Zi Wei star, into twelve palaces fixed by birth time, then reads life from the star combinations and the flow of the Four Transformations — one of China's two great astrology systems, alongside BaZi.

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Ten Godsshí shén

The Ten Gods name ten relationships in BaZi. Compare another stem with the birth-day stem through phases and polarity to find names such as Direct Resource, Eating God and Direct Officer.

Direct Resourcezhèng yìn

Direct Resource generates the Day Master with opposite polarity. Its traditional meanings draw on maternal nurture, education and the granting of an official seal.

Indirect Resourcepiān yìn

Indirect Resource generates the Day Master with shared polarity. It symbolizes nurture, learning and protection, and can also restrain what the Day Master produces.

Direct Officerzhèng guān

Direct Officer controls the Day Master with opposite polarity. Its official image concerns restraint, duties and recognized responsibilities.

Seven Killingsqī shā

Seven Killings, also called Indirect Officer, controls the Day Master with shared polarity. It concerns forceful restraint, authority and the degree of control.

Eating Godshí shén

Eating God is generated by the Day Master with shared polarity. Its traditional meanings involve expression, productive activity and sustenance.

Hurting Officershāng guān

Hurting Officer is generated by the Day Master with opposite polarity. It symbolizes talent, writing and expression, and is named for controlling Direct Officer.

Direct Wealthzhèng cái

Direct Wealth is controlled by the Day Master with opposite polarity. It concerns the use of resources and the capacity to manage and bear them.

Indirect Wealthpiān cái

Indirect Wealth is controlled by the Day Master with shared polarity. It concerns the use, circulation and distribution of resources, rather than one income source.

Friendbǐ jiān

Friend shares the Day Master’s phase and polarity. It represents peers and mutual assistance, including how peers participate in the same resources.

Rob Wealthjié cái

Rob Wealth shares the Day Master’s phase with opposite polarity. It can represent assistance from peers and their participation in dividing resources.

Symbolic StarsStart with the lookup reference, then read the traditional imagery. Each entry states the site's rule, common variants and modern limits without letting one label replace the whole chart.

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BaZi Shenshabā zì shén shà

Traditional names assigned to specific stem-and-branch relationships in order to organize recurring chart themes.

Guchen and Guasugū chén guǎ sù

Solitude and relationships

A paired year-branch marker describing autonomy, solitude and the regulation of relational distance.

Guoyin Guirenguó yìn guì rén

Helpers and virtue markers

A year-stem marker derived from the Lu sequence and associated with seals, authorization and institutional responsibility.

Huagaihuá gài

Focus and inner life

A traditional BaZi marker symbolizing consolidation, concentration, solitude and spiritual pursuits.

Jiangxingjiàng xīng

Temperament and authority

A triple-harmony centre marker symbolizing organization, decision and responsible leadership.

Jieshajié shà

Caution markers

A triple-harmony extinction marker symbolizing external competition, redirection and abrupt pressure.

Lushenlù shén

Learning and office

A traditional position marker formed by each stem's official phase and associated with standing and resource-bearing capacity.

Taiji Guirentài jí guì rén

Helpers and virtue markers

A day-stem marker symbolizing inquiry into origins and the integration of a complete process.

Taohua (Xianchi)táo huā · xián chí

Movement and relationships

A traditional BaZi marker symbolizing attraction, emotional expression and social visibility.

Tiande Guirentiān dé guì rén

Helpers and virtue markers

A month-branch marker symbolizing traditional themes of mediation, repair and restored order.

Tianyi Guirentiān yǐ guì rén

Helpers and virtue markers

A traditional BaZi marker symbolizing assistance, mediation and helpful connections.

Wangshenwáng shén

Caution markers

A triple-harmony official-phase marker symbolizing internal dispersion, planning and adaptive attention.

Wenchang Guirenwén chāng guì rén

Learning and office

A traditional BaZi marker symbolizing learning, comprehension, expression and documentary skill.

Yangren (Yang Blade)yáng rèn

Disposition and authority

A day-stem peak-phase marker associated with force, decisive action, competition and the edge of control.

Yimayì mǎ

Movement and relationships

A traditional BaZi marker symbolizing movement, travel and changes of environment.

Yuede Guirenyuè dé guì rén

Helpers and virtue markers

A triple-harmony month marker symbolizing accommodation, coordination and continuity.

Zaishazāi shà

Caution markers

A marker opposite a triple harmony's Jiangxing, symbolizing pressure on an organizing centre.

NaYin Five ElementsThe sixty JiaZi pair up into thirty NaYin, six for each of the Five Elements. The imagery quotes come from the San Ming Tong Hui; all year tables are generated by our chart engine.

Wood6 entries

Great Forest Wooddà lín mù

Wu Chen · Ji Si

A whole forest — broad and generous in bearing

Plainland Woodpíng dì mù

Wu Xu · Ji Hai

Trees of the open plain, thriving in company

Mulberry Woodsāng zhè mù

Ren Zi · Gui Chou

Useful the moment it sprouts, feeding others with its leaves

Pomegranate Woodshí liú mù

Geng Shen · Xin You