What Is BaZi?
Four Pillars, simply
Year, month, day, and hour each contribute a stem–branch pair. Together they form the chart used for traditional interpretation.
Day Master introduction
The Day Master is the heavenly stem of your day pillar — a useful lens on temperament themes, not a fixed destiny label.
What is a Day Master?Five Elements introduction
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water describe relative structural presence. Counts are not scientific percentages.
What are the Five Elements?BaZi vs Chinese Zodiac
The animal year is only one slice of BaZi. Your full chart includes month, day, and (when known) hour — far more specific than a yearly zodiac sign.
Does birth time matter?
Hour refines the chart. If unknown, we keep it unknown and still offer useful day-based insight — we never invent an hour.