The ten gods — ten relationships in a BaZi chart

In BaZi every other character is read as a relationship to the Day Master. The ten gods are those relationships: two Companion, two Output, two Wealth, two Power and two Resource gods, each named for how it behaves around you.

To see which gods are active in your own chart, cast a free BaZi chart. For the stem at the centre of it all, start with the ten Day Masters; for each stem paired with its branch, see the sixty day pillars.

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Companion gods

比肩Bi Jian · Friend

Two trees of the same height, standing side by side.

劫财Jie Cai · Rob Wealth

A second river competing for the same channel.

Output gods

食神Shi Shen · Eating God

A garden that bears fruit without being forced.

伤官Shang Guan · Hurting Officer

A river that cuts a new channel instead of following the old one.

Wealth gods

偏财Pian Cai · Indirect Wealth

Water that arrives from many directions at once.

正财Zheng Cai · Direct Wealth

A granary kept in good order.

Power gods

七杀Qi Sha · Seven Killings

A drawn blade that keeps its owner alert.

正官Zheng Guan · Direct Officer

A court kept in order without needing to raise its voice.

Resource gods

偏印Pian Yin · Indirect Resource

A library that only opens for the right question.

正印Zheng Yin · Direct Resource

A hand that steadies the branch before the fruit falls.

These descriptions are a study aid for classical BaZi symbolism, not a prediction. They describe tendencies and temperaments, not events or outcomes.