正官
zhèng guān · Direct Officer
The Direct Officer (正官, zhèng guān) is the Ten God that controls the Day Master with the opposite yin-yang polarity — for a 甲 (yang wood) Day Master, the yin metal 辛. It stands for legitimate authority: rules, responsibility, reputation and office. Together with 七杀 (the same-polarity controller) it forms the authority pair; the opposite polarity makes the control "sympathetic", which is why the tradition reads the Direct Officer as lawful order rather than raw pressure, and why a woman's chart takes it as the spouse star.
Deep Oracle Editorial Team · 2026-08-07 · 2 min read
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| Day Master | Direct Officer stem | Main-qi branch | Also hidden in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甲 | 辛 | 酉 | 丑, 戌 |
| 乙 | 庚 | 申 | 巳 |
| 丙 | 癸 | 子 | 丑, 辰 |
| 丁 | 壬 | 亥 | 申 |
| 戊 | 乙 | 卯 | 辰, 未 |
| 己 | 甲 | 寅 | 亥 |
| 庚 | 丁 | 午 | 未, 戌 |
| 辛 | 丙 | 巳 | 寅 |
| 壬 | 己 | 丑, 未 | 午 |
| 癸 | 戊 | 辰, 戌 | 寅, 巳, 申 |
The classical texts weigh a Direct Officer in the month branch's main qi most heavily; when that hidden stem is also revealed among the visible stems (支藏干透), the officer is considered strong and pure. Whether it is favorable depends on the Day Master: a strong Day Master carries authority well — rank and standing; a weak one experiences the same star as pressure, and the classical remedy is a Seal (印) to channel the officer's force into support. The configuration breaks (破格) on clash or harm to the officer, on a Hurting Officer (伤官) attacking it, or on mixing with 七杀.
Worked example
Worked example (solar 1984-09-17 14:00, male, computed by this site's engine):
Pattern: 正官格 · Strength: 偏弱 (engine verdicts)
A 甲 Day Master born in the 酉 month: the month's main qi 辛 is the Direct Officer, revealed again in the hour stem — the 支藏干透 configuration — with a Seal (癸) bridging officer and Day Master. The engine judges this Day Master rooted but on the weak side, so the traditional reading takes the Seal as the useful god and favors Seal and Companion luck.
Related terms
Classical sources cited
- 《子平真诠·论正官》
- 《三命通会·论正官》
- 《子平真诠·论正官取运》
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