BaZi · Glossary
Hidden Stems (Cang Gan)
Deep Oracle Editorial Team · 2026-07-27 · 1 min read
Each earthly branch conceals one to three heavenly stems, ranked principal, middle and residual. The full guide covering every branch has its own article.
Full guide: Hidden Stems (Cang Gan).
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In the classical texts
Passages in the classical texts held on this site where the term occurs, transcribed from the named edition. The texts do not necessarily use the term the way it is used today.
每一宫有三元，有天元、人元、支元。
不能解救其灾也中谓支也下谓纳音也此言二命有气虽八卦遇五鬼絶命亦不成灾也昙莹曰天元者十干之谓也为天为尊为清为贵其于人也为禄人元者支神之谓也为地为卑为浊为富其于人也为福下元者纳音之谓也为柔为刚为进为退其于人也失在争战逹乎纯粹故元谈云逹莫逹乎纯粹穷莫穷乎战争
内外否泰之道者，盖十二支中所藏人元，谓之内，十干露出谓之外。
禄马绝处却向财人元尅出来此言命遇财官绝地运中却得人元尅出主发福支作人元运啇途而得失是也绝地财官要得知人元尅出有财期运中更得支元力此是荣华富贵基
月令提纲，譬之宅也，人元用事之神，宅之向也，不可以不卜。
月令乃提纲之府，譬之宅也，人元为用事之神，宅之定向也，不可以不卜。
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