Chapter 1: Bazi Basics
Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, and Five Elements
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Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches
Ten Heavenly Stems
The Ten Heavenly Stems are: 甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸.
甲
Wood Yang
乙
Wood Yin
丙
Fire Yang
丁
Fire Yin
戊
Earth Yang
己
Earth Yin
庚
Metal Yang
辛
Metal Yin
壬
Water Yang
癸
Water Yin
Twelve Earthly Branches
The Twelve Earthly Branches are: 子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥.
子
Water
丑
Earth
寅
Wood
卯
Wood
辰
Earth
巳
Fire
午
Fire
未
Earth
申
Metal
酉
Metal
戌
Earth
亥
Water
Five Elements Theory
The Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. They interact through generating and overcoming relationships.
Generating Cycle
Wood → Fire → Earth → Metal → Water → Wood
Overcoming Cycle
Wood overcomes Earth → Earth overcomes Water → Water overcomes Fire → Fire overcomes Metal → Metal overcomes Wood
Memory tip: Generating describes "what nourishes me" and "what I nourish"; overcoming describes "what restrains me" and "what I restrain".
Element Attributes of Stems & Branches
Each stem and branch corresponds to an element attribute. This mapping is fundamental for Bazi analysis.
Stems and Elements
- Jia/Yi belong to Wood (Jia is Yang Wood, Yi is Yin Wood)
- Bing/Ding belong to Fire (Bing is Yang Fire, Ding is Yin Fire)
- Wu/Ji belong to Earth (Wu is Yang Earth, Ji is Yin Earth)
- Geng/Xin belong to Metal (Geng is Yang Metal, Xin is Yin Metal)
- Ren/Gui belong to Water (Ren is Yang Water, Gui is Yin Water)
Branches and Elements
- Yin/Mao belong to Wood (Yin is Yang Wood, Mao is Yin Wood)
- Si/Wu belong to Fire (Si is Yin Fire, Wu is Yang Fire)
- Chen/Xu/Chou/Wei belong to Earth (Chen/Xu are Yang Earth, Chou/Wei are Yin Earth)
- Shen/You belong to Metal (Shen is Yang Metal, You is Yin Metal)
- Hai/Zi belong to Water (Hai is Yin Water, Zi is Yang Water)