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What Is Bazi? A Plain-English Guide to Chinese Astrology
Learn what Bazi means, how Four Pillars of Destiny charts work, and how to read your Day Master, Ten Gods, and favorable elements.
Generate your Bazi chartBazi means eight characters
Bazi, or Four Pillars of Destiny, maps your birth year, month, day, and hour into four pairs of Chinese characters. Each pair combines a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch, creating the eight characters that describe the elemental pattern of your birth moment.
The Day Master is the center
A Bazi reading begins with the Day Master, the Heavenly Stem of your day pillar. The Day Master represents your core element. Every other part of the chart is interpreted by how it supports, produces, controls, drains, or mirrors that element.
A useful reading is practical
Satellite Feng Shui translates the classical chart into practical language: personality tendencies, career style, relationship pattern, timing pressure, and favorable elements. It is designed for reflection and planning, not fatalistic prediction.
FAQ
Is Bazi the same as Chinese zodiac?
No. The zodiac uses the birth year animal. Bazi uses year, month, day, and hour, so it is much more detailed.
Can I calculate Bazi without a birth hour?
You can estimate part of the chart, but the hour pillar adds important timing and family-life information.