Pi Yao / Pi Xiu
Overview
Pi yao (also pi xiu) is a composite creature with a lion's body and wings. It is used as a protective object and is placed facing a door or a window in the conventional scheme.
Meaning
A winged composite creature used as a protective and gathering object.
Traditional Interpretation
The creature belongs to the wider tradition of composite auspicious animals and appears in the sources as a mythological beast rather than as a remedy. The placement rules are modern.
Related Concepts
FAQ
What is pi yao / pi xiu in Feng Shui?
A winged composite creature used as a protective and gathering object. Pi yao (also pi xiu) is a composite creature with a lion's body and wings. It is used as a protective object and is placed facing a door or a window in the conventional scheme.
Does placing pi yao / pi xiu actually change anything?
This database documents placement principles, not outcomes. A winged composite creature used as a protective and gathering object. The pi yao is the object most often sold with contradictory instructions, which is worth stating plainly: the sources disagree because there is no classical source for it at all.
How is pi yao / pi xiu read in Chinese tradition?
The creature belongs to the wider tradition of composite auspicious animals and appears in the sources as a mythological beast rather than as a remedy. The placement rules are modern. It is grouped under Metal (金) in the five-element system.
Explore more
Want this applied to your own chart?
The database explains the symbol. A reading connects it to your birth data — BaZi, Zi Wei, element balance, and the symbols that keep recurring.
See personalized readings →