GLOSSARY

Understand the term, then return to your question.

Short definitions for reading a chart without turning your life into a textbook.

Ten Gods

Twelve Palaces

Zi Wei Stars

Bazi Basics

Yin and Yang

Two forces that alternate, complement, and transform.

Five Elements

Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water describe relations and flow.

Heavenly Stems

Shows visible drives, acting style, and Ten-God roles.

Earthly Branches

Shows roots, environment, timing, and concealed force.

Stems and Branches

Stems and Branches together form the full timing structure.

Hidden Stems

Shows forces concealed inside each Earthly Branch.

Day Master

Represents the person and anchors strength and Ten-God analysis.

Month Command

The seasonal command and first measure of chart strength.

Strength

Weighs season, roots, visible support, control, and output.

Useful Element

The chart's needed balancing direction, not a simple missing element.

Favorable Element

A force that supports the useful element and smoother flow.

Unfavorable Element

A force that can deepen imbalance and must be read with timing.

Na Yin

A sixty-pillar image system used as supporting context.

Void

Shows where force may feel absent, delayed, or become real later.

Self Seat

Shows how the branch beneath a stem supports or restrains it.

Shen Sha

Auxiliary markers that must be checked against structure and timing.

Tai Yuan

A supporting view of prenatal tone and early-life background.

Ming Gong

A supporting Bazi life palace used to refine life emphasis.

Shen Gong

A supporting body palace showing later effort and lived direction.

Luck Pillar

A ten-year phase that amplifies particular chart dynamics.

Annual Flow

The year's outside weather: which matters get triggered now.

Favourable Elements

The force a chart most needs once it leans too far one way.

Monthly Flow

Solar-term months used to pin down concrete windows.

Clash

Two forces meeting head-on, often bringing change or movement.

Combine

Two forces holding each other: support, or being tied down.