Charting Websites: Output Comparison Table and Item Classification

A 排盘网站 is a tool that converts birth data into a structured Chinese-metaphysics chart. Its output is best read as a checklist rather than as a single undifferentiated report. The items a site produces can be sorted into four groups: necessary items, common items, optional items, and items that should not appear. This grouping helps distinguish what is required for interpretation from what is supplementary or even suspicious.

排盘网站的功能可以列成一张表

The output of a 排盘网站 can be organized as a reference table. The table separates items into necessary, common, optional, and should-not-appear categories. A necessary item is one without which later interpretation has no reliable basis. A common item is standard in most serious charts and supports reading the dynamics of a life course. An optional item varies in importance by school and may be present or absent without making the chart defective. An item that should not appear is one that requires input beyond what the user actually supplied; its presence signals that the site is introducing data from an unstated or external source.

This table is not a measure of decorative completeness. It is a way to check whether the site is doing the work it claims. A reader can compare the output line by line against the table and see exactly what kind of information is being presented, and on what basis.

必要项：四柱、五行、藏干、十神

The necessary items are the four pillars of 干支, the five-phase assignment of each pillar, the hidden stems in the earthly branches, and the ten-god labels.

The four pillars are the year, month, day, and hour pillars, each written as a pair of 干支 characters. These eight characters are the core data of a chart. Without them, nothing else follows.

The five-phase assignment states the phase of each stem and branch in the four pillars. This is not decorative; it supplies the basic vocabulary for describing relations among the pillars.

The hidden stems are the stems stored within each earthly branch. Since branches are compound rather than simple, their hidden stems are needed before the ten-god labels can be assigned correctly.

The ten-god labels are derived from the relation between the day stem and every other stem in the chart. They give each position a functional name such as Direct Resource, Indirect Resource, Friend, Rob Wealth, Direct Officer, Seven Killings, Direct Wealth, Indirect Wealth, Eating God, or Hurting Officer. Without the four pillars, the five phases, the hidden stems, and the ten-god labels together, interpretation has no foundation. If any one of these is missing, the later readings are not merely incomplete; they lack a basis.

常见项：大运、流年、刑冲合害

Common items are the luck-cycle sequence, the annual 干支, and the clash, punishment, combination, and harm relations among the earthly branches.

The luck-cycle sequence lists the major cycles as they follow from the month pillar and the direction of movement. Each cycle is written as a 干支 pair. The sequence is standard in charts that extend beyond the natal four pillars.

The annual 干支 is the year stem and branch for a given calendar year. It is used to read the interaction between the natal chart and the year in question.

The branch relations are 刑，冲，合, and 害. These describe structural interactions among the earthly branches in the natal chart, the luck cycles, and the annual pillar. A chart that omits these relations is not failing in the same way as one that omits a necessary item, but it is thinner than the standard expected of a competent 排盘 website.

Common items are expected in a full chart. Their absence does not invalidate the necessary items, but it reduces the usefulness of the chart for any reading that moves beyond the static natal configuration.

可选项：神煞、纳音、十二长生

Optional items are 神煞，纳音, and the twelve life-stages.

神煞 are symbolic stars or spirits assigned by formula. Their weight differs greatly among schools. Some traditions treat them as central; others treat them as secondary or ignore them entirely. A site that includes them is not automatically more accurate, and a site that omits them is not defective.

纳音 is the melodic-phase designation attached to each 干支 pair. It is used in some methods and not in others. Its presence is a matter of school preference.

The twelve life-stages are the stages from Growth through Nurture assigned to stems against branches. Again, their importance varies. In some interpretations they are essential for assessing strength; in others they are not used.

Because the weight of these three items varies so much by school, their presence or absence does not by itself indicate that a chart is well formed or poorly formed. A reader should decide based on the tradition they follow.

不应该出现的项

Items that should not appear are those that require additional input beyond what the user provided, yet are presented as if they were part of the chart.

真太阳时 requires longitude. If the site did not ask for longitude, it cannot calculate true solar time. A site that displays true solar time without a longitude input is deriving that value from an assumption, not from the user’s data.

姓名学 requires the person’s name. If no name was entered, any name-based analysis is not generated from the birth data. Its appearance means the site has pulled in external information or made a guess.

面相 requires a photograph. If no photo was uploaded, any facial reading presented in the output is not based on input the user supplied.

The rule is simple: if the output contains information that cannot be derived from the input, the reader should pause and ask where that information came from. It may be a hidden default, a database lookup, or a fabricated value. In all cases, it is not part of what the user asked to calculate.

对照表怎么用

The reference table is used in a fixed order. First, confirm that the necessary items are present and complete: the four pillars, the five phases, the hidden stems, and the ten-god labels. If any one of these is missing, the chart should be set aside regardless of how rich the rest of the output appears.

Second, look at the common items. The luck-cycle sequence, the annual 干支, and the branch relations of 刑，冲，合, and 害 should be present in a standard chart. Their absence is not as serious as a missing necessary item, but it limits the use of the chart.

Third, treat the optional items according to the school you follow. If you work in a tradition that uses 神煞, then check that they are present. If not, ignore them. The same applies to 纳音 and the twelve life-stages. Their presence or absence is not a defect; it is a matter of method.

Finally, check for items that should not appear. If something in the output requires data that was not entered, such as longitude, a name, or a photograph, stop and look carefully at how it was produced. A site that outputs more than its input can support is not simply generous; it is unreliable.

This site’s engine calculates the four pillars, the five phases, the hidden stems, the ten-god labels, the luck-cycle sequence, the annual 干支, the branch relations of 刑，冲，合, and 害，神煞，纳音, and the twelve life-stages. It does not calculate 建除，宜忌，冲煞, or 值神. Those are outside the scope of the engine and are not presented as part of the chart.

The table, then, is not a test of comprehensiveness. It is a test of coherence. A chart that includes unnecessary external data is less trustworthy than a lean chart that stays within the bounds of its input. The reader’s first task is not to interpret the chart, but to check whether the chart is entitled to be interpreted at all.