用神

Useful God

用神 · Yòngshén

The element selected to support a chart's overall needs in our experimental naming approach, rather than whichever element appears least. The term has different meanings across BaZi traditions.

In more detail

In Zi Ping Zhen Quan, the discussion of Useful God centers on the month branch and chart pattern. Our current naming usage refers to a proposed supporting element for the whole chart. That interpretation remains experimental and is not a numerical balance score.

Also called: Useful Element · Supporting Element

The characters

用yòngto use; useful
神shénspirit; god

Together, 用神 reads “the useful spirit”.

Sources

子平真诠 · 论用神：月令与格局语境

These terms describe a traditional symbolic framework. Chart interpretation and our naming method remain experimental. A term listed here may not appear in your chart.

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