Ba Zi (Four Pillars)7 min read
Four Pillars: What Year, Month, Day, Hour Mean
Day stem is the Day Master—you
Month pillars use solar term boundaries, not lunar New Year day 1. The day stem (Jia wood, Yi wood, Bing fire, etc.) is the core for strength analysis.
Pop advice “supplement what you lack” is oversimplified; professionals look for useful god balance.
Key takeaways
- Year: family line, early environment.
- Month: parents, siblings, youth tone.
- Day: Day Master is you; day branch often spouse/inner life.
- Hour: children, later years, career tail.
Sources & references
Key points are summarized from the works and public references below, reflecting mainstream feng shui, fate-chart, and divination teachings for beginners—not personal invention. Apply ideas with judgment.
- ClassicYuan Hai Zi Ping
Foundational Ziping Bazi text
- ClassicCompendium of Three Lives
Ming-era Bazi reference
- ReferenceBa Zi (Wikipedia)
Four Pillars overview