BaZi Ten Gods Terms: Friend to Direct Resource, and Seven Classic Pairings

The Ten Gods are the working language of BaZi: centered on the Day Master, every other character either helps it, drains it, controls it or is controlled by it. This group holds the ten roles and seven pairings often used in readings.

Index of this group

• Ten Gods
• Friend
• Rob Wealth
• Eating God
• Hurting Officer
• Indirect Wealth
• Direct Wealth
• Seven Killings
• Direct Officer
• Indirect Resource
• Direct Resource
• Ten God combinations
• Hurting Officer Meets Direct Officer
• Hurting Officer with Resource
• Seven Killings Generating Resource
• Eating God Controlling Seven Killings
• Owl God Stealing the Eating God
• Mixed Officer and Seven Killings
• Output Generating Wealth
• Peers rob Wealth

20 terms

Ten Gods 十神

The Ten Gods are the core framework of BaZi: the relationship between the Day Master and every other stem and branch in a chart, sorted by the five elements and by matching or opposing polarity into ten roles. Read more →

Friend 比肩

Friend is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Peer group: an element same as the Day Master, of same polarity. It stands for self-reliance and rivalry among equals, favouring independence over leaning on others. Read more →

Rob Wealth 劫財

Rob Wealth is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Peer group: an element same as the Day Master, of opposite polarity. It stands for competition and alliance among equals: quick to act, but loose with money and favours. Read more →

Eating God 食神

Eating God is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Output group: an element generated by you, of same polarity. It stands for easy creative output and enjoyment, mild in temper and drawn to a good life. Read more →

Hurting Officer 傷官

Hurting Officer is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Output group: an element generated by you, of opposite polarity. It stands for sharp expression and rebellion, visible talent that chafes against rules. Read more →

Indirect Wealth 偏財

Indirect Wealth is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Wealth group: an element controlled by you, of same polarity. It stands for money in motion and wide social reach, generous and opportunistic, quick to gain and to spend. Read more →

Direct Wealth 正財

Direct Wealth is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Wealth group: an element controlled by you, of opposite polarity. It stands for steady income and practical management, valuing promises and security built by accumulation. Read more →

Seven Killings 七殺（偏官）

Seven Killings is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Officer group: an element controls you, of same polarity. It stands for pressure and nerve, decisive under fire and prone to running tense. Read more →

Direct Officer 正官

Direct Officer is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Officer group: an element controls you, of opposite polarity. It stands for rules and responsibility, prizing reputation and working best inside a system. Read more →

Indirect Resource 偏印（梟神）

Indirect Resource is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Resource group: an element generates you, of same polarity. It stands for unorthodox insight and intuition, original in thought but slower to act. Read more →

Direct Resource 正印

Direct Resource is one of the Ten Gods in BaZi, in the Resource group: an element generates you, of opposite polarity. It stands for shelter and learning, both cared for and caring, inclined to quiet steadiness. Read more →

Ten God combinations 十神組合

Ten God combinations (十神組合) are the interactions between two Ten Gods that both show on a BaZi chart's stems, such as Hurting Officer Meets Direct Officer; whether they help depends on the Day Master's strength and favorable elements. Read more →

Hurting Officer Meets Direct Officer 傷官見官

Hurting Officer Meets Direct Officer (傷官見官) is when a BaZi chart shows both on its stems and the Hurting Officer attacks the Officer: talent against rules. Whether it harms depends on the Officer's favorability and on Resource or Wealth easing it. Read more →

Hurting Officer with Resource 傷官配印

Hurting Officer with Resource (傷官配印) is when a BaZi chart shows both on its stems and Resource restrains the Hurting Officer, tempering talent; it works best with a weak Day Master, favorable Resource and no Wealth stem. Read more →

Seven Killings Generating Resource 殺印相生

Seven Killings Generating Resource (殺印相生) is when a BaZi chart shows both on its stems: the Seven Killings feeds Resource and Resource feeds the Day Master, turning pressure into support. It works best when the Day Master is weak. Read more →

Eating God Controlling Seven Killings 食神制殺

Eating God Controlling Seven Killings (食神制殺) is when a BaZi chart shows both on its stems and the Eating God restrains the Seven Killings, turning pressure into achievement; it works best when the Day Master is not weak and no Owl God interferes. Read more →

Owl God Stealing the Eating God 梟神奪食

Owl God Stealing the Eating God (梟神奪食) is when a BaZi chart shows Indirect Resource, the Owl God, and the Eating God on its stems, and the Owl attacks the Eating God; it matters most when the Eating God is favorable and no Wealth intervenes. Read more →

Mixed Officer and Seven Killings 官殺混雜

Mixed Officer and Seven Killings (官殺混雜) is when a BaZi chart shows both on its stems, so rules and pressure come from many sources; it weighs most on a weak Day Master without Resource or Output, and the classics resolve it by keeping one. Read more →

Output Generating Wealth 食傷生財

Output Generating Wealth (食傷生財) is when a BaZi chart shows the Eating God or Hurting Officer with a Wealth star on its stems, so talent turns into income; it works best with a Day Master not weak, favorable Wealth and no Peers taking a share. Read more →

Peers rob Wealth 比劫奪財

Peers rob Wealth (bi jie duo cai) describes a BaZi chart where Friend and Rob Wealth, same element as the Day Master, run strong while Wealth is thin, so money gets shared out; Output or the Officer is the cure. Read more →

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