Bazi, fully known as "Sheng Chen Ba Zi" (Eight Characters of Birth Time) or "Si Zhu Ba Zi" (Four Pillars and Eight Characters), is the core component of traditional Chinese numerology. Its essence is a symbolic system, based on the philosophy of the interaction between heaven and human beings, that describes an individual's innate life potential. Analyzing one's Bazi can provide a traditional perspective and reference for self-understanding and for utilizing one's destiny.\n\n
\n\n###### 1. Core Composition: Four Pillars and Eight Characters\n\nBy converting a person's birth year, month, day, and hour into combinations of Heavenly Stems (Tian Gan) and Earthly Branches (Di Zhi), we get four combinations, totaling eight characters. This is why it's called "Ba Zi" (Eight Characters), and these four sets of symbols are known as the "Four Pillars".\n\n> Example:\n> Suppose someone was born on May 10, 2024, at 10 AM (Gregorian calendar).\n> According to the Chinese almanac, 2024 is a "Jia Chen year".\n> May 10 is after Li Chun (February 4) and before Mang Zhong (June 5), so it falls in the fourth lunar month, with the Earthly Branch "Si". Based on the yearly Stem "Jia", the monthly Stem is calculated, resulting in the Month Pillar "Ji Si".\n> The Day Pillar for May 10 is "Jia Xu".\n> 10 AM is the "Si hour" (9-11 AM). Based on the daily Stem "Jia", the hourly Stem is calculated, resulting in the Hour Pillar "Ji Si".\n> Therefore, this person's Bazi (Four Pillars and Eight Characters) is:\n> Year Pillar: Jia Chen\n> Month Pillar: Ji Si\n> Day Pillar: Jia Xu\n> Hour Pillar: Ji Si\n\n
\n\n###### 2. Bazi Analysis Logic:\n\n* Determine the Day Master (Yuan Shen): The Heavenly Stem of the birth day is taken as the "Day Master" (or "Ri Yuan"), representing the individual themselves. It serves as the core and origin point for the analysis.\n* Observe the Five Elements: Analyze the strength, weakness, and distribution of the five energies – Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth – within the eight characters.\n* Assign the Ten Gods: Based on the generative and destructive relationships between the other seven characters and the Day Master, establish the "Ten Gods" (e.g., Direct Officer, Hurting Officer). These are used to map real-world social relationships and life affairs.\n\n
\n\n###### 3. Summary\n\nBy analyzing the balance of the Five Elements' generation and destruction, and the configuration of the Ten Gods within the Bazi, one can determine its innate life structure and potential. This, combined with the continuously shifting "Great Luck Pillars" (Da Yun) and "Annual Luck Pillars" (Liu Nian), allows for the deduction of life trends and fortunes across different stages of a person's life.\n\nIn short, Bazi is not a superstitious "fatalistic judgment" but rather a sophisticated and complex model for analyzing innate talents and life trends.
