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Reference Library · 术语释义

BaZi, explained one term at a time.

Not a feed of generic articles. Concept entries define the term, show how it is used, and mark what it cannot prove. Evidence-linked definitions expose their classical record; deterministic indexes expose their calculation basis and limits.

94reference entries
34concept definitions
22evidence-linked definitions

The total combines 34 concept definitions with 60 individual Jiazi entries. Collection pages are excluded.

Evidence-linked definitions

Core interpretation terms

Definition → method → worked example → boundary → classical excerpt.

用神Useful Godyòng shénUseful God, or Yong Shen, is the element or chart function selected to help a BaZi structure handle its main imbalance. It is a contextual role, not a lucky object.身强Strong Day Mastershēn qiángA Strong Day Master is well supported by season, roots, peers, or Resource. It describes structural capacity, not a physically strong or dominant personality.身弱Weak Day Mastershēn ruòA Weak Day Master has limited structural support relative to the forces draining or controlling it. It is a chart balance, not a judgment of character.流年Annual Luckliú niánAnnual Luck is the one-year stem-and-branch layer compared with the natal chart and active Luck Pillar. It describes changing emphasis, not a fixed event forecast.格局Chart Structuregé júChart Structure, or Ge Ju, is the dominant functional arrangement established from season and the leading Ten God relationships. It is not a social rank or life verdict.

Source-backed collection

The Twelve Growth Stages

Follow one qi cycle from emergence and formation through peak, decline, storage, and renewal. Each available definition preserves the classical term while blocking literal health, death, rank, and event claims.

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Governed structure collection

The Eight BaZi Patterns

Separate a Ten God relationship from a month-derived Pattern classification. Every available entry keeps its rule, source assertion, terminology record, and evidence boundary together.

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Bounded relation guide

BaZi Branch Relations

Read branch relations as governed chart markers—not event predictions. A relation appears here only when its calculation rule and classical evidence record can be shown together.

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Source-anchored archive

BaZi Shensha

Separate a computed auxiliary marker from its historical assertion and modern evidence boundary. Only markers with an inspectable calculation identity and source record appear in the archive.

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Deterministic cycle index

The 60 Jiazi Cycle

Explore every heavenly-stem and earthly-branch pair in exact order. All sixty reference pages show the pair's cycle number, pinyin, polarity, elements, branch season, hidden stems, and strict interpretation boundary.

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Canonical guides

Foundations for the whole system

Existing strong pages remain canonical; the library points to them instead of publishing duplicates.

Ten Gods · 十神

The complete relationship set

Ten calculation-specific definitions, connected as five element-and-polarity pairs.

Open the Ten Gods overview for the five element-and-polarity pairs.

Classical source method

Original passage, contextual translation, explicit scope.

When a definition relies on a public-domain classic, the page shows the original excerpt, Pillarwise’s translation, the evidence record, and the limit of what that passage supports. Historical wording stays inspectable without being promoted into a modern fact or guaranteed outcome.