Guides
The time dimension: when the ten-year cycles turn over, how the strength shifts after each turn, and how terms such as timing are read.
Da Yun
ten-year luck cycle
Liu Nian
the annual year
Qi Yun
the age at which the first cycle starts
Shun Pai / Ni Pai
forward or reverse ordering of the ten-year cycles
Tian Gan Wu Nian, Di Zhi Wu Nian
each cycle splits into a stem half and a branch half
Yin Dong
a character hidden in the chart is activated
Tian Shi
a character missing from the chart is filled in
Fu Yin
the annual year repeats the day pillar
Fan Yin
the annual year clashes and controls the day pillar
Sui Yun Bing Lin
the luck cycle and the annual year are identical
Yong Shen Dao Wei
the useful element arrives
Ji Shen Dao Wei
an unfavourable element arrives
Chong Kai Cai Ku
the wealth vault is clashed open
He Zhu Yong Shen
the useful element is tied up
Chong Diao Yong Shen
the useful element is clashed away
Yong Shen Zai Nian Zhu
the useful element sits in the year pillar: early life
Yong Shen Zai Yue Zhu
the useful element sits in the month pillar: youth
Yong Shen Zai Ri Zhi
the useful element sits in the day branch: midlife
Yong Shen Zai Shi Zhu
the useful element sits in the hour pillar: later life
Yong Shen Cang Er Bu Tou
the useful element is hidden, not exposed
Yuan Ju Wu Yao Yong Da Yun
the chart holds no remedy: timing has to supply it
How should I read this chapter?
Each row gives the pinyin, the plain-English name, and what it points to in real life. The terms are labels for structure, not verdicts: read them as a way of describing a chart, then look at the behaviour they suggest. This chapter holds 21 terms in 3 sections.
Where do these terms appear in the product?
In the chart read-out, the advice layer, the comparison conclusions and the period notes. When a word on a result page is unfamiliar, come back here for the row that explains it.
Can a term be used as a conclusion?
No. Terms describe structure; the scores come from a separate model whose formulas are published. We make no claim about outcomes, in either direction.