八字

Eight Characters

八字 · Bāzì

The eight calendar characters assigned to a birth year, month, day and hour. Arranged in four pairs, they form the basis of a Chinese birth chart.

In more detail

Each pair contains a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch. The Day Master provides a reference point for reading their relationships, rather than a complete description on its own.

Also called: BaZi · Eight Character Chart

The characters

八bāeight
字zìcharacter; written word

Together, 八字 reads “eight characters”.

Sources

三命通会卷二 · 论年月日时、论遁月时
Hong Kong Observatory · Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: tables and the Eight Characters

These terms describe a traditional symbolic framework. Chart interpretation and our naming method remain experimental.

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