Ten Gods — BaZi Database

Bi Jian is the ten god representing the same element as the day master in the same polarity — the parallel self.

Bi Jian appears wherever a stem shares the day master's element and polarity — in any of the four pillars.

In the traditional reading, Bi Jian relates to work done alongside equals and to independent rather than subordinate positions.

Because Bi Jian shares the day master's element, traditional readings associate it with resources divided among equals.

Traditional readings associate Bi Jian with equals — siblings and peers — rather than with the partner stars.

Jie Cai is the same element as the day master in the opposite polarity — named for its relationship to the wealth star.

Jie Cai appears wherever a stem shares the day master's element with opposite polarity.

Traditional readings associate Jie Cai with competitive settings and with work where resources are contested.

Jie Cai is named for its relationship to wealth: it is the stem positioned to take what the wealth star provides.

Traditional readings place Jie Cai among the sibling and peer gods rather than among the partner stars.

Shi Shen is the element the day master generates, in the same polarity — conventionally read as expression and output.

Shi Shen appears wherever a stem is the element the day master generates, in matching polarity.

Traditional readings associate Shi Shen with work that produces something — craft, teaching, and expressive trades.

In the traditional scheme, what the day master generates can in turn generate the wealth element — a chain rather than a direct link.

For a female chart in the traditional system, the gods the day master generates are the children stars.

Shang Guan is the element the day master generates in the opposite polarity — named for its effect on the authority star.

Shang Guan appears wherever a stem is the element the day master generates, in opposite polarity.

Traditional readings associate Shang Guan with work involving critique, performance, or independence from established structure.

Like Shi Shen, Shang Guan connects to wealth through the generating chain rather than directly.

Alongside Shi Shen, Shang Guan fills the children star role in female charts in the traditional assignment.

Zheng Cai is the element the day master overcomes, in opposite polarity — conventionally the direct wealth star.

Zheng Cai appears wherever a stem is the element the day master overcomes, in opposite polarity.

Traditional readings associate Zheng Cai with regular income from sustained work rather than with irregular gain.

Zheng Cai is the wealth star itself — the term names a position in the chart rather than an amount of money.

In the traditional assignment, Zheng Cai represents the wife in a male chart — the convention is explicit in the classical sources.

Pian Cai is the element the day master overcomes, in the same polarity — the indirect wealth star.

Pian Cai appears wherever a stem is the element the day master overcomes, in matching polarity.

Traditional readings associate Pian Cai with income from ventures, commissions and irregular sources.

As with Zheng Cai, Pian Cai names a relationship rather than an outcome, and the traditional reading weighs it with the rest of the chart.

In the traditional family assignment, Pian Cai carries the father role — a convention separate from its wealth reading.

Zheng Guan is the element that overcomes the day master, in opposite polarity — the direct authority star.

Zheng Guan appears wherever a stem overcomes the day master in the contrasting polarity.

Traditional readings associate Zheng Guan with positions of recognised authority and with working inside a structure.

In the generating chain, the authority element generates the resource element, which supports the day master — an indirect connection to wealth.

In the traditional assignment, Zheng Guan represents the husband in a female chart — the counterpart to the wealth star's role in male charts.

Qi Sha is the element that overcomes the day master, in the same polarity — the indirect or severe authority star.

Qi Sha appears wherever a stem overcomes the day master in matching polarity.

Traditional readings associate Qi Sha with competitive or high-pressure positions and with authority won rather than granted.

Qi Sha connects to wealth through the same generating chains as Zheng Guan, and is not itself a wealth star.

In female charts the traditional assignment places Qi Sha alongside Zheng Guan in the partner-star group, distinguished by polarity.

Zheng Yin is the element that generates the day master, in opposite polarity — the direct resource star.

Zheng Yin appears wherever a stem generates the day master in the contrasting polarity.

Traditional readings associate Zheng Yin with study, teaching, and work that depends on what has been learned.

The resource stars stand in tension with the wealth stars in the traditional scheme, since the cycles run against each other.

In the traditional family assignment, Zheng Yin carries the mother role — a convention independent of its other readings.

Pian Yin is the element that generates the day master, in matching polarity — the indirect resource star.

Pian Yin appears wherever a stem generates the day master in matching polarity.

Traditional readings associate Pian Yin with specialised, technical or unconventional expertise.

As with Zheng Yin, Pian Yin stands in structural tension with the wealth stars rather than supporting them.

In the traditional family assignment, Pian Yin carries a secondary parental role, distinguished from Zheng Yin by polarity.

The ten gods are ten defined relationships between the day master and every other stem — derived, not memorised.