BaZi
Glossary
Foundations
- Hidden Stems (Cang Gan)
- Month Command (Yue Ling) — Seasonal State
- Nayin (Na Yin) — the Thirty Sound-Element Names
- Stems and Branches (Gan Zhi)
- The Day Pillar (Ri Zhu) and the Day Master
- The Five Elements (Wu Xing) — Production and Control
- The Four Pillars (Si Zhu) — How a Chart Is Built
- The Hour Pillar (Shi Zhu)
- The Sixty Jiazi — Why Sixty, Not a Hundred and Twenty
- The Ten Heavenly Stems (Tian Gan)
- The Twelve Earthly Branches (Di Zhi)
- Tong Gen (Rooting): A Stem’s Source of Strength in the Branches
- Tou Gan (Transparency): A Hidden Stem Revealed at the Stems
- Void Branches (Kong Wang)
- Wang Xiang Xiu Qiu Si — the Five Seasonal States
- Wu Hu Dun — Month Stem from Year Stem
- Wu Shu Dun — Hour Stem from Day Stem
- Yin and Yang: Polarity and Energy Classification in BaZi
Ten Gods
- Direct Officer (Zheng Guan) — the Ten Gods
- Direct Resource (Zheng Yin) — the Ten Gods
- Direct Wealth (Zheng Cai)
- Eating God (Shi Shen) — the Ten Gods
- Friend (Bi Jian) — the Ten Gods
- Hurting Officer (Shang Guan) — the Ten Gods
- Indirect Resource (Pian Yin / Xiao Shen)
- Indirect Wealth (Pian Cai)
- Rob Wealth (Jie Cai) — the Ten Gods
- Seven Killings (Qi Sha / Pian Guan)
- The Ten Gods (Shi Shen)
Ten-God Combinations
- Cai Guan Shuang Mei — a Term for Two Day Pillars
- Eating God Controls Killings (Shi Shen Zhi Sha)
- Hurting Officer Meets Officer (Shang Guan Jian Guan)
- Hurting Officer with Resource (Shang Guan Pei Yin)
- Killings and Resource in Sequence (Sha Yin Xiang Sheng)
- Mixed Officer and Killings (Guan Sha Hun Za)
- Officer and Resource in Sequence (Guan Yin Xiang Sheng)
- Output Produces Wealth (Shi Shang Sheng Cai)
- Owl Star Robs the Eating God (Xiao Shen Duo Shi)
- Peers Rob Wealth (Bi Jie Duo Cai)
Patterns
- Cong Ge (Follow Patterns): When the Day Master Surrenders to the Dominant Force
- Ge Ju (Patterns/Structures): The Framework of BaZi Analysis
- Hua Qi Ge (Transformation Pattern): When a Stem Combination Transforms
- Jianlu Ge: Officer Control and Output Modes
- Pian Cai Ge: Indirect Wealth Formation, Breakage & Rescue
- Qi Sha Ge Formation, Breaks, and Real Case Study
- Shangguan Ge: Key Patterns of Peiyin and Shengcai in Bazi
- Shi Shen Ge: Wealth from Food God, Overcoming Owl Seizure
- Zheng Cai Ge: Wealth Formation & Rob Wealth
- Zheng Yin Ge: Formation, Wealth-Destroying Seal, and Rescue
- Zhuan Wang Ge (Dominant-Element Patterns): The Five Special Structures
- 正官格
Auxiliary Stars
- Canopy Star (Hua Gai)
- Fortune Star Noble (Fu Xing)
- General Star (Jiang Xing)
- Loss Spirit (Wang Shen)
- Peach Blossom (Tao Hua)
- Shen Sha: Auspicious and Inauspicious Stars in BaZi
- Solitary Star (Gu Chen)
- State Seal Noble (Guo Yin)
- Taiji Noble (Tai Ji)
- Widow Star (Gua Su)
- 丧门 — Shensha Reference
- 九丑日 — Shensha Reference
- 元辰 — Shensha Reference
- 八专日 — Shensha Reference
- 劫煞 — Shensha Reference
- 十恶大败日 — Shensha Reference
- 吊客 — Shensha Reference
- 天乙贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 天医 — Shensha Reference
- 天厨贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 天喜 — Shensha Reference
- 天德合 — Shensha Reference
- 天德贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 学堂 — Shensha Reference
- 德秀贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 披麻 — Shensha Reference
- 文昌贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 月德合 — Shensha Reference
- 月德贵人 — Shensha Reference
- 灾煞 — Shensha Reference
- 禄神 — Shensha Reference
- 童子煞 — Shensha Reference
- 红艳煞 — Shensha Reference
- 红鸾 — Shensha Reference
- 羊刃 — Shensha Reference
- 血刃 — Shensha Reference
- 金舆 — Shensha Reference
- 飞刃 — Shensha Reference
- 驿马 — Shensha Reference
Useful God & Strength
- Bridging Element: The Fifth Element That Resolves Conflict
- Climate Adjustment: Balancing Qi Through Seasonal Timing
- Happy God (Supportive): The Harmonizing Element in Your Chart
- Idle God (Neutral): Ten Stems uninvolved in chart support
- Restraint and Transformation: Dual Five-Element Resolution
- Strength and Weakness: Comparative Force of Elements in BaZi Charts
- Taboo God (Unfavorable): The Draining Force in Your Chart
- Useful God (Favorable): The Chart's Structural Anchor
Branch Relations
- Branch Punishments (San Xing) — Three, Mutual, Self
- Branch Relations (Xing Chong He Hai) — Full Taxonomy
- Branch Six Clashes (Liu Chong) — Pairs and Reading
- Branch Six Destructions (Liu Po) — the Lightest Relation
- Branch Six Harmonies (Liu He) — Pairs and Transformation
- Branch Six Harms (Liu Hai) — Pairs and Meaning
- Directional Trios (San Hui) — the Strongest Combination
- Fu Yin and Fan Yin — Repeated and Reversed Pillars
- Heavenly Stem Combinations — Rules and Transformation
- Hidden Combination (An He) — Branches Combining Unseen
- Three Harmonies (San He) — Trinities and Half-Harmony
Luck Cycles
Nine Periods
- Nine Palaces & the Luoshu Square — Origin and Layout
- Period 1 — One White Kan Water (1864–1883)
- Period 2 — Two Black Kun Earth (1884–1903)
- Period 3 — Three Jade Zhen Wood (1904–1923)
- Period 4 — Four Green Xun Wood (1924–1943)
- Period 5 — Five Yellow Center Earth (1944–1963)
- Period 6 — Six White Qian Metal (1964–1983)
- Period 7 — Seven Red Dui Metal (1984–2003)
- Period 8 — Eight White Gen Earth (2004–2023)
- Period 9 — Nine Purple Li Fire (2024–2043)
- Red Horse & Red Sheep Years (Bingwu & Dingwei)
- Three Cycles & Nine Periods — the 180-Year System
- Xuankong Flying Stars — the System and Its Nine Periods
- Yuan Yun (Period Luck) vs BaZi Luck Pillars — the Difference