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BaZi guides library

A structured path for learning BaZi: start with a chart, understand the symbols, then read timing and relationship pages in context.

Reading order

Follow the learning path without losing chart context

This hub keeps chart setup, core symbols, timing layers, and relationship reading in one order so the same chart can be read from several angles.

Build the chart

Confirm the four pillars, birth time assumptions, and Day Master before attaching meaning to symbols.

Calculator What is a BaZi chart?

Read the pattern

Connect Day Master, Five Elements, and Ten Gods so the reading is not carried by one isolated branch or stem.

Day Master guide Five Elements guide Ten Gods guide

Add timing

Compare Da Yun and annual pillars only after the natal chart is clear; timing changes emphasis, not the whole method.

Luck pillars and timing layers 2026 BaZi fortune guide 2026 BaZi fortune by Day Master

Compare two charts

For relationships, compare both charts, spouse palace signals, element balance, branch interactions, and timing overlap.

BaZi compatibility is more than zodiac matching Calculator

Guide sections

Calculator

Use this BaZi calculator to prepare a Four Pillars chart and review birth date, birth time, city, true solar time, Day Master, Ten Gods, Five Elements, and luck pillars.

BaZi glossary

Browse a multilingual BaZi glossary covering Four Pillars, Day Masters, Ten Gods, Five Elements, luck pillars, compatibility, and annual fortune terms.

What is a BaZi chart?

Learn how a BaZi chart is built from year, month, day, and hour pillars, and how Day Master, Five Elements, Ten Gods, and luck cycles fit together.

Luck pillars and timing layers

Understand BaZi luck pillars, Da Yun cycles, annual fortune, monthly flow, and why timing layers matter more than isolated horoscope snippets.

BaZi compatibility is more than zodiac matching

Learn what BaZi compatibility checks should compare: Day Masters, spouse palace, Five Elements, Ten Gods, branch combinations, clashes, and timing cycles.

2026 BaZi fortune guide

Annual guide for 2026 BaZi fortune, Fire Horse year themes, Day Master timing, career, relationship, money, and health caution topics.

2026 BaZi fortune by Day Master

Read 2026 BaZi annual fortune by Day Master, with Fire Horse year timing themes for Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui.

2026 career fortune

Read 2026 BaZi career and work themes through Day Master, Ten Gods, Fire Horse timing, Da Yun, and chart structure.

2026 wealth fortune

Read 2026 BaZi wealth themes through the wealth star, output star, Fire Horse timing, Da Yun, and chart balance.

2026 love and relationship fortune

Read 2026 BaZi love and relationship themes through spouse palace, Day Master, Ten Gods, branch combinations, clashes, and timing.

2026 health and risk themes

Read 2026 BaZi health and risk themes as a cultural timing reference, with caution around Fire Horse heat, balance, stress, and chart context.

Day Master guide

Browse the 10 BaZi Day Masters: Jia Wood, Yi Wood, Bing Fire, Ding Fire, Wu Earth, Ji Earth, Geng Metal, Xin Metal, Ren Water, and Gui Water.

Ten Gods guide

Learn the BaZi Ten Gods and how they describe relationship patterns between the Day Master and other stems.

Five Elements guide

Understand Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water in BaZi charts, including balance, support, control, and practical reading cautions.

Quick lookup

Find a symbol directly

Jump into common Day Master, Ten Gods, and Five Elements symbols, then return to the full chart context.

Day Master

Jia Wood Yi Wood Bing Fire Ding Fire Wu Earth Ji Earth Geng Metal Xin Metal Ren Water Gui Water

Ten Gods

Friend Rob Wealth Eating God Hurting Officer Direct Wealth Indirect Wealth Direct Officer Seven Killings Direct Resource Indirect Resource

Five Elements guide

Wood Fire Earth Metal Water