BaZi guides
Three ways into the vocabulary of a BaZi chart: the sixty day pillars, the ten Day Masters and the ten gods. Start anywhere — each guide links to the others.
To see the terms at work in your own chart, cast a free BaZi chart; to see how the chart is calculated, read the charting rules.
Cast your free BaZi chartThe sixty day pillars
Every stem-and-branch combination in the sexagenary cycle, from Jia Zi to Gui Hai — element, hidden stems, personality, work, relationships and health.
Read →10 guidesThe ten Day Masters
The ten heavenly stems, each explained through a classical natural image — its nature, strengths, blind spots and how it meets the world.
Read →10 guidesThe ten gods
The ten relationships every other character forms with your Day Master — Companion, Output, Wealth, Power and Resource.
Read →These descriptions are a study aid for classical BaZi symbolism, not a prediction. They describe tendencies and temperaments, not events or outcomes.