Bazi: Introduction to Four Pillars Destiny

Bazi, also known as Four Pillars, is the core of Chinese destiny analysis. It consists of four pairs of heavenly stems and earthly branches representing birth year, month, day, and hour — eight characters total. There are ten heavenly stems (Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui) and twelve earthly branches (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai). By analyzing the generating and controlling relationships among the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) in the chart, one can infer information about personality, fortune, health, career, and marriage.