Day Master (日主) · Yang Wood
甲 Yang Wood Day Master
A grand, sturdy ancient tree.
What sets this Day Master apart
Resilient, upright, and a pillar of strength for those weaker than themselves.
Shared Wood character: Wood individuals are characterised by kindness, gentleness and empathy. They are often altruistic and frequently possess a natural talent for the arts.
Where Wood sits in the cycle
- Is nourished by水Water
- Nourishes火Fire
- Controls土Earth
- Is controlled by金Metal
The cycle is a general rule. Which elements actually favour *you* depends on the whole chart, not the Day Master alone — that judgement needs the master’s deeper rules.
How this Day Master reads the other nine stems
The relationship between your Day Master and any other stem is called a Ten God — the vocabulary BaZi uses to describe what role each element plays in your life.
- 甲Yang WoodF 比肩
- 乙Yin WoodRW 劫財
- 丙Yang FireEG 食神
- 丁Yin FireHO 傷官
- 戊Yang EarthIW 偏財
- 己Yin EarthDW 正財
- 庚Yang Metal7K 七殺
- 辛Yin MetalDO 正官
- 壬Yang WaterIR 偏印
- 癸Yin WaterDR 正印