八字
BaZi · Four Pillars of Destiny

The Four Pillars chart and the Ten Gods system.

Sample BaZi Chart — Male born 10 March 1976, 10:28 am
時 Hour
Gui Si · Water Snake
日 Day Master
Xin You · Metal Rooster
月 Month
Xin Mao · Metal Rabbit
年 Year
Bing Chen · Fire Dragon

Day Master: Xin 辛 (Yin Metal) · Year Stem: Bing 丙 (Yang Fire) → Forward Luck Cycle

The 10 Gods 十神 (B.17)
The 10 Gods describe the relationship of every stem in a BaZi chart relative to the Day Master (日主). They reveal areas of life, personality tendencies, and the quality of various life aspects.
ChineseName (Pinyin)EnglishRelationship to Day MasterPolarity
比肩Bǐ JiānFriend / CompanionSame element as Day MasterSame
劫財Jié CáiRob WealthSame element as Day MasterDifferent
食神Shí ShénEating GodDay Master produces this elementSame
傷官Shāng GuānHurting OfficerDay Master produces this elementDifferent
偏財Piān CáiIndirect WealthDay Master controls this elementSame
正財Zhèng CáiDirect WealthDay Master controls this elementDifferent
七殺Qī ShāSeven KillingThis element counters Day MasterSame
正官Zhèng GuānDirect OfficerThis element counters Day MasterDifferent
偏印Piān YìnIndirect ResourceThis element produces Day MasterSame
正印Zhèng YìnDirect ResourceThis element produces Day MasterDifferent
12 Growth & Birth Phases 十二長生 (B.18)
Each Heavenly Stem passes through 12 phases of life as it cycles through the 12 Earthly Branches. These phases describe the strength and vitality of that element in any given branch.
PhaseChinese
Growth 長生長生
Bath 沐浴沐浴
Youth 冠帶冠帶
Thriving 健祿健祿
Prosperous 帝旺帝旺
Weakening 衰
Sick 病
Death 死
Grave 墓
Extinction 絕
Conceived 胎
Nourishing 養
Five Rats Formula 五鼠遁 — Hour Pillar from Day Stem (B.19)
Use the Day Master Stem to find the starting Heavenly Stem for the Rat Hour (子時 11pm–1am). Each subsequent hour follows the sexagenary sequence.
Hour / Branch甲 / 己 Day乙 / 庚 Day丙 / 辛 Day丁 / 壬 Day戊 / 癸 Day
子 Rat (12am–1am)甲子 Jia Zi丙子 Bing Zi戊子 Wu Zi庚子 Geng Zi壬子 Ren Zi
丑 Ox (1am–3am)乙丑 Yi Chou丁丑 Ding Chou己丑 Ji Chou辛丑 Xin Chou癸丑 Gui Chou
寅 Tiger (3am–5am)丙寅 Bing Yin戊寅 Wu Yin庚寅 Geng Yin壬寅 Ren Yin甲寅 Jia Yin
卯 Rabbit (5am–7am)丁卯 Ding Mao己卯 Ji Mao辛卯 Xin Mao癸卯 Gui Mao乙卯 Yi Mao
辰 Dragon (7am–9am)戊辰 Wu Chen庚辰 Geng Chen壬辰 Ren Chen甲辰 Jia Chen丙辰 Bing Chen
巳 Snake (9am–11am)己巳 Ji Si辛巳 Xin Si癸巳 Gui Si乙巳 Yi Si丁巳 Ding Si
午 Horse (11am–1pm)庚午 Geng Wu壬午 Ren Wu甲午 Jia Wu丙午 Bing Wu戊午 Wu Wu
未 Goat (1pm–3pm)辛未 Xin Wei癸未 Gui Wei乙未 Yi Wei丁未 Ding Wei己未 Ji Wei
申 Monkey (3pm–5pm)壬申 Ren Shen甲申 Jia Shen丙申 Bing Shen戊申 Wu Shen庚申 Geng Shen
酉 Rooster (5pm–7pm)癸酉 Gui You乙酉 Yi You丁酉 Ding You己酉 Ji You辛酉 Xin You
戌 Dog (7pm–9pm)甲戌 Jia Xu丙戌 Bing Xu戊戌 Wu Xu庚戌 Geng Xu壬戌 Ren Xu
亥 Pig (9pm–11pm)乙亥 Yi Hai丁亥 Ding Hai己亥 Ji Hai辛亥 Xin Hai癸亥 Gui Hai