Introduction

Hanyu Pinyin
Mandarin (Hanyu ) Pinyin (pin-spelling yin-sound) was approved in 1958 and
adopted in 1979 by the Chinese government. Since then, pinyin has been accepted by the
Library of Congress, The American Library Association, and most international institutions
as the transcription system for Mandarin.
In 1979 the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as the
standard Romanization for Modern Chinese.

There are four full tones in Mandarin pronunciation, and one neutral tone.
1st tone

d
2n

ne
to

e
ton
4th

3r
d

to
n

The first tone is marked as a straight line like this _.

sustained sound (as if singing a note)

The second tone is marked upwards like this / . It is a rising tone

(start from the lower part of your voice, then go up).

The third tone is marked down and up like this . It is a low and
curved tone. Try to go as low as you can and then bounce up.

The fourth tone is marked downwards like this \. It is a falling tone

(start from the grating highest part of your voice, then go down, as if
exclaiming).

It has a long and

The neutral tone has no mark. It is a short and light tone.

Tone

Mark

Description

1st

High and level.

2nd

Starts medium in tone, then rises to the top.

3rd

Starts low, dips to the bottom, then rises toward the top.

4th

Starts at the top, then falls sharp and strong to the bottom.

Neutral

ma

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There are five group of theories in Wu Shu ( ) .
They are include:
Ming -Destiny, Bo- Divination, I-Chin, Xian- Face and Palm reading ,
Yi-Chinese Medicine and Shan-Mountain ridge.
Wu Shu is not the superstition, but is a true bountiful imperial sacrifices principle,
a philosophy knowledge

Group

Ming4

Definition
Base on calculating Dates.
There are different school of Astrology, Four Pillars Destiny,
ZWDS and Iron Plate..
To study and analysis of good luck or bad luck and its reason.
Yi Jing and its families belong to this group.

Bu3

To study ways to know hidden truth by seeing from peoples

face or palm.

Xian1

To study Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

Yi

To study spiritual development of human, mountain including

occultist theories and methods.

Shan

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Chinese
Ch. Pin Yin

English

Chinese
Ch. Pin Yin

English

Feng Shui is about using our environment to benefit us. Below are some basic terms for Fens Shui
Chinese Almanac

tong1 sheng1
tong1 shu1 /

Mountain Or Hill
Range

luan2 tou2

He Tu (Drawing
From The River

he2 tu2

The Flow Of Qi
Energy

li3 qi4

Lu Shu (Writing
From River Luo)

luo4 shu1

Kan Yu (Old Name

For Feng Shui)

kan1 yu2

Pre-heaven

xian1 tian1 ba1

gua4

Xuan Means Space

(A Mystery) And
Time.
Kong Means (Void)

xuan2 kong4

Late -Heaven

hou4 tian1 ba1

gua4

Eight Gates

ba1 men2

Heaven

tian1

Nine Stars

Earth

di4

Nine Palaces

jiu3 gong1

Man

ren2

Eight Trigrams

ba1 gua4

jiu3 xing1

Dragon Veins

long2 mai4

Mountain Dragon

shan1 long2

Upper Yuan

shang4 yuan2

Mountains And
Waters

shan1 shui3

zhong yuan

Direction Of The
Water Mouth

shui3 kou3

xia4 yuan2

Water Dragon

shui3 long2

Lower Yuan

The Luo Pan: It contains multiple rings, you can find

the below rings in every Chinese Compass

The Four Animals

Left Green Dragon
Right White Tiger
Front Ming Tong /
Phoenix

Back Turtle

zuo3 qing1 long2

Heaven's Pool

tian1 chi2

you4 bai2 hu3

Heaven Plate

tian1 pan2

ming2 tang2
qian2 zhu1qiao3

Earth Plate

di4 pan2

hou4 xuan2 wu3

long2 gui1

Man Plate

ren2 pan2

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Some Feng Shui Terms
Chinese

Xuan2 Kong1da4
Gua4

Xuan2 Kong1 Lu4 Fa3

Xuan2 Kong1fei1
Sing1

Ze2 Ri4

Qi2 Men2 Dun4 Jia3

Lu4 Ren2 Shen2

Shuo4

Mei2 Hua1 Yi4 Shuo4

He2 Luo4 Li3 Shuo4

Description
Ancient divination symbol
Six methods of oracle
Flying Stars
Pick an auspicious date for marriage, burial, business etc.
Chinese special theory and method to know the times and the
directions of good or bad luck. Originally, it was used to win a
military war.
Liu Ren' means six methods of oracle. 'Shen Shuo' means
wonderful power of prediction and analysis of future. If we have a
problem and when we want to make an oracle, we cast a chart for
the time we intend to do something.
Plum blossom
It means 'He Tu' chart. and 'Luo Shu' chart. They indicate a kind
of numerology theory in ancient China. 'Numerology concerned
with Yi Jing and He Luo theory'.

Shui3 Fa3

Use Water Methods to place the good coming water and bad
outing going water.

Ba2 Zhai2

8 Mansion or East and West House is one of the easier methods

used to determine the good and bad locations.

Yin1 Zhai2 Yu2 Zhai2

Yin house (Yin Zhai) Tomb (Grave)

Yang House (Yang Zhai) House or Home

Si4 Zhu4 Ba1 Zi4

Four Pillars of Destiny (Ba Zi) allows us to better understand our

lives, and how to enhance our prospects for health and prosperity.

Mian4 Xiang4
Zhang3 Xiang4

Face (Mian Xiang) and Palm (Zhang Xiang) reading is one of the
oldest divination techniques. Looking at the face or palm you can
determine such things as significant events in ones life.

Zi3 Wei1 Dou4 Shuo4

For study of a person's life based on the movement and location

of the Purple Star (Zi Wei) and 100+ other stars at the time the
person was born. (Dou Shu) means calculation, known as the
North Star.

Wu Shu

Five technological groups of life-developing theories is a type of

tools for improving our personal life or fortune.

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Information about the Stems and Branches
Chinese

English
Pin Yin

Pin Yin
Pronunciation

Chinese

English
Pin Yin

Pin Yin
Pronunciation

10
Stems

10
tian1gan1

12

12
Branches

(shi er)
di4 zhi1

Jia

jia2

Zi

zi3

Yi

yi3

Chou
(Zhou)

chou3

Bing

Bing3

Yin

yin2

Ding

Ding1

Mao

mao3

Chen
(Zhen)

chen2

Si

si4

Wu

wu3

Wu

wu4

Ji

ji3

Geng

geng1

Wei

wei4

Xin

xin1

Shen

Shen1

You

You3

Ren

ren2

Xu

Xu1

Hai

hai4

Gui

gui3

Number

10

11

12

Chinese

Chinese
Pin Yin

yi1

er4

san1

si4

wu3

lu4

qi1

ba1

jiu3

shi2

shi2
yi1

shi2
er4

The Purple White (zi3 ba2 jue2)

English

1White

2Black

3Jade

4Green

5 Yellow

6 White

7 Red

8 White

9 Purple

Chinese

Chinese
Pin Yin

yi1 ba2

er4
hei1

san1
bi4

si4 lu4

wu3
huang2

liu4
bai2

qi1
chi4

ba1
ba2

jiu3 zi3

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More information about the Branches
Name and Animal Sign
Chinese
English
English

Lunar Calendar
Element
Month

Hour

Zi

Rat

Water

11th

11pm -1am

Chou
(Zhou)

Ox

Earth

12th

1am - 3am

Yin

Tiger

Wood

1st

3am 5am

Mao

Rabbit

Wood

2nd

5am 7am

Chen
(Zhen)

Dragon

Earth

3rd

7am 9am

Si

Snake

Fire

4th

9am11am

Wu

Horse

Fire

5th

11am -1pm

Wei

Sheep

Earth

6th

1pm 3pm

Shen

Monkey

Metal

7th

3pm 5pm

You

Rooster

Metal

8th

5pm 7pm

Xu

Dog

Earth

9th

7pm 9pm

Hai

Pig

Water

10th

9pm11pm

The 12
animals
Chinese

Chinese Pin Yin

shu3

niu2

hu4

tu4

long2

she2

Chinese

Chinese Pin Yin

ma3

yang2

hou2

ji1

gou3

zhu1

The 12
animals

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Eight House / East and West house
English

Chinese

Pin Yin
Pronunciation

Element
(wu3 xing2)

8 House 8 Mansion
Ba Zhai

ba1 zhai2

Chueh Ming (Jue Ming)

jue2ming4

Metal

Fu Wei

fu2 wei4

Wood

Liu Sha (Liou Sha)

liu4 sha1

Water

Sheng Qi (Sheng Chi)

sheng1 qi4

Wood

Tien Yee (Tien Yi)

tian1 yi1

Earth

Wor Hai (Ho Hai)

wor4 hai4

Earth

Wu Kwei (Wu Gui)

wu3 gui3

Fire

Yien Nien (Yan Nian)

yan2 nian2

Metal

English

Chinese

Pin Yin
Pronunciation

Direction

East Group

dong1 si4 ming4

Chen (E) Xun ( SE)

Kan (N) Li (S)

West Group

xi1 si4 ming4

Qian (NW) Kun (SW)

Gen (E) Dui (W)

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Xuan Kong Flying Stars
English

Chinese

Pin Yin Pronunciation

Flying Stars
Xuan Kong Fei Xing

xuan2 kong4 fei1 xing1

3 Eras (Xuan) And

9 Periods (Yun)

san1 yuan2 jiu3 yun4

er4 shi2 si4 shan1xiang4

qi1 xing1 da2 jie2

Castle Gate

cheng2 men2 jue2

Cheng Shen

shen2 zheng1

Di Xuan (Earth)

di4 yuan2

Double Facing

shuang1 xing1 dao4 xiang4

Double Sitting

shuang1 xing1 dao4 zuo4

Flying Star Palace

fei1 xing1 kong1 wei4

24 Mountains
7 Star Robbery

xiang4 xing1

(facing) Water Stars

shui3 xing1

Fan Yin

fan3 yin2

Fu Yin

fu2 yin2

wu3 gui3 yun4 cai2

In prison

ru4 qiu2

Ling Shen

ling2 zheng1

Nine Palaces

jiu3 gong1

Parent San Ban Gua

fu3 mu3 san1 ban1 gua4

Pearl String San Ban Gua

nian2 zhu1san1 ban1gua4

po4 cai2

Po Tsai Sun Ding

po4 cai2 sun3 ding1

Ren Xuan (Man)

ren2 yuan2

Replacement star

ti4 xing1

Sitting Star

zuo4 xing1

(sitting) Mountain Star

xiang4 xing1

shang3 shan1 hsia1 shui3

Facing Star

Five Ghosts Carry Money

Po Tsai

Shang Shan Hsia Shui (SSHS)

Sun Ding

sun3 ding1

Tian Xuan (Heaven)

tian1 yuan2

kong1 wang2 xian4

Wang Ding

wang4 ding1

Wang Tsai

wang4 cai2

wang4 shan1 wand4 shui3

zhao4 zheng1

Void Line

Wang Shan Wang Shui (WSWS)

Zhao Shen

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Water Methods / Water Placement
English

Chinese

Water Methods (Water Placement)

Pin Yin Pronunciation

di4 li3 shui3 fa3

Fu Pi Xing (Fu Xing Xue)

()

He Tu 4 Formations
(Da Xuan Kong Wu Xing)

fu1 bi4 xing1 (fu1 xing1 xu4 )

Husband And Wife Combo 10

fu1fu4 he2 shi2

Inside Castle Gate

he2 tu2 sheng1cheng2 li3 qi4 shui3 fa3

nei4 cheng2 men2

Lo Shu 4 Formations
(Late Heaven Combine 10)

Mountain Dragon Fan Gua

shan1 long2 fan1 gua4

Na Jia Kwei Xuen

na4 jia3 gui1 yuan2

luo4 shu1li3 qi4 shui3 fa3

Peach Blossom Water

tao2 hua1 shui3

Pure Yin And Pure Yang

jing4 yin1jing4yang2 shui3 fa3

San Hop Lin Chu Water

san1he2 lian2 zhu1 shui3 fa3

San Xuan Dragon Gate 8

Formations

Wang Chuen Water

Water Dragon Fan Gua

Yang Jen (Knife) Water

English

Chinese

Castle Gate

Cheng Shen

Chueh
Fu Xing Gua

san1 yuan2 long2 men2ba2 dai4 ju2

Ch. Pin Yin

wang2 quan2 shui3

shui3 long2 fan1 gua4
yang2 ren4 shui3
English

Chinese

Ch. Pin Yin

cheng2 men2 jue2

Wang

zheng4 shen2

Yi Ma Water

jUe2

Zhi

fu3 xing1 gua4

Zhao Shen

zhao4 shen2

wang4
yi4 ma3 shui3 fa3
si3

Hou Tian

hou4 tian1

Chu Men

ju4 men2

Hsien Tian

xian1 tian1

Fu Pi

fu1bi4

jiu3 xing1 shui3 fa3

Wu Chu

wu3 qu3

Jiu Xing water

Ling Shen

ling2 shen2

Lien Chen

lian2 chen1

Na Jia

na4 jia3

Liu Chuen

Lu4 cun2

ba1sha4 shui3

Po Chun

po4 jUn1

Ba Sha Water

Sheng

sheng1

Tang Lang

tan1 lang2

Shuai

shuai1

Wen Chu

wen2 qu3

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Four Pillars of Destiny (1)
English

Chinese

Art Of Prophecy Based On Interaction

Of [Yin1] And [Yang2]

Ch. Pin Yin

shu4shou4

6 Branches Comb.

di4 zhi1liu4 he2

Branches- The Three Unities

di4 zhi1 san1 he2

Branches 6 Chongs

di4 zhi1 liu4 chong1

12 Branches

shi2 er4 di4 zhi1

12 Branches Animal Sign

di4 zhi1 sheng1xiao4

Clashes

chong1

Combination

he2

Character

xing4 ge2

Controlling (Domination)

xiang4 ke4

Chart Type

ge2 ju2

Day Branch

ri4 zhi1

Day Master

ri4 zhu3

Day Pillar

ri4 zhu4

Day Stem

ri4 gan4]

Declined And Prosperous

shuai1 wang4

Enhancing and Controlling

(Reinforce or Counteract each other )

sheng1 xiang4 sheng1ke4

Enhancing (Productive)

xiang4 sheng1

Era (period of years)

Ji4 yuan2

Favorable And Unfavorable

xi3 ji4

Four Horses (Conner)

Four Directions (Failure)
Four Tombs

si4 chang2 sheng1

si4 zhong4

si4 mu4 di4

Favourable Deities

xi3 shen2

Fighting Comb.

zheng1 he2

Five Element

wu3 xing2

Five Rats Chasing The Hour

wu3 shu3 dun4 shi2

Five Tiger Chasing The Month

wu3 hu4 dun4 yue4

Fan Yin (opposite meaning)

fan1 yin2

Fu Yin (Repeat chanting)

fu2 uin2

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Four Pillars of Destiny (2)
English

Chinese

Ch. Pin Yin

Getting The Branch

De2 di4

Getting The Gang

De2 shi4

Getting The Timing

De2 shi2

Half Element Comb.

ban4 hui4 ju2

Heavenly Stem

tian1 gan1

Hour Pillars

shi2 zhu4

Hour Pillars

shi2 zhu4

Hidden Branches

di4 zhi1 zang4 gan1

Innate Qi

zhu3 qi4

In Season

Dang1 ling4

Jealousy Branch Comb.

du4 he2

Jie

jie2

Jie Qi

jie2 qi4

Leftover Qi

yu2 qi4

Li Chun

li4 chun1

Luck Pillar

dai4 yun4

Missing (Void) Branches

kong1 wang2

Opposite Gang

yi4 dang3

Paired Combinations

shuang1 he2

Parallel

bi3 jie2

Penalty

Penalty, Clash, Break Up, Damage,

xing2
xing2 chong1 po4 hai4

Polarity (two extremities / yin and yang)

liang3 ji2

Post Heaven (Late Heaven)

hou4 tian1

Pre- Heaven (Early Heaven)

xian1 tian1

Power Deities

guan1 sha2

Resource Deity

yin4 shou4

Same Gang

tong2 dang3

Self Penalties

zi4 xing2

Seasonal About The Five Elements

wang4 sheng1 xiu1 qiu2

Six Branch Comb.

liu4 he2

Six Break Ups

liu4 po4

Six Damages (Injuries)

liu4 hai4

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Four Pillars of Destiny (3)
English

Chinese

Ch. Pin Yin

Stems Combination

tian1gan1 sheng1 he2

Stems Clashes

tian1 gan1 sheng1 chong1

Strong Day Master

Jiang4 ri4 zhu3

Staring The Ten Year Luck

qi3 yun4

The Lunar Calendar

yue4 li4 / yin1 li4

The solar or Gregorian calendar

ri4 li4 / yang2 li4

Too many Kuan and sha in once pillars

The Twelve Life Stages

English

Ten Stems

Chinese

guan1sha1 hun4 za2

Ch. Pin Yin

sheng1 wang4 shi3 jue2

English

Chinese

shi2 tian1gan1

Weak Day
Master

Ch. Pin Yin

ruo4 ri4
zhu3

The Six Gods

liu4 shen2

Weakening
(Reductive)
Cycles

xiang1 xie4

The Ten
Deities

shi2 shen2

Wu Xing

wu3 xing2

shi2 nian2 dai4

yun4

Wu Qi

wu3 qi4

Ten Year
Luck Cycles

The Three
Meetings

san1 hui1

Yang Female

yang1 nu3

The Three
Penalties

san1 xing2

Yang Male

yang22
nan2

Three Unities
/ Trinities

san1 he2

Yang Qi

yang2 qi4

TwoHeaded
Snake

she2 tou she2

Year Pillar

ni2 zhu4

Useful God

yong4 shen2

Yin Female

yin1 nu3

Unfavorable
Deities

ji4 shen2

Yin Male

yin1nan2

Yin Qi

yin1 qi4

The Twelve Life Stage (shi er chang shang)

English
Pin Yin

Chinese

Chang2
Shang1

Long life

Bing4

Sick

Mu4 Yu4

To bathe

Si3

Dies

Guan1 Dai4

Cap and sash worn

by the literati

Mu4

The grave

Lin2 Guan1

Near the official

Jue2

Total ending

The emperor is
prosperous

Tai1

The embryo

Fades

Yang

Raises

Di4 Wang4
Shuai1

Definition

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The Six Gods :
Ch. & Pin Yin

English

Ch. & Pin Yin

English

ri4 zhu3

The Day Mater (Self)

tsai2 xing1

Wealth
(Tsai Xing) (Cai Xing)
The DM Dominates

bi3 jie2

Parallel
(Pi Chieh) (Bi Jie)
Same Element as DM

guan1 sha1

Power
(Kuan Sha) (Guan Sha)
Dominates The DM

shih2 shang1

Intelligence (Shih Shang)

DM produces

yin4 xing1

Resource (Yin Xing)

Produces the DM

The Ten Deities :

Chinese & Pin Yin

English

Chinese & Pin Yin

English

shih2 shen2

Shi Shen /
Shih Shen

cheng4 kuan1

Cheng Kuan /
Zheng Guan

shang1 kuan1

Shang Gguan /
Shang Kuan

()
pian1 guan1 qi1sha2

Chi Sha /
Qi Sha

cheng4 Tsai 2

Zheng Cai /
Cheng Tsai

bi3 jian1

Pi Chien /
Bi Jian

pian1 cai2

Pian Cai /
Pien Tsai

jie2 tsai2

Chieh Tsai /
Jie Cai

cheng4 yin4

Cheng Yin /
Zheng Yin

pien1 yin4

Pian Yin /
Pien Yin
The Chart type :

Chinese & Pin Yin

English

Chinese & Pin Yin

English

shih2 shen2 ge2

Intelligence/Output
Shih Shen Type

c
ong2 ruo4 ge2

Follow the weak Intensity

Type

shang1 kuan1 ge2

Intelligence/Output
Shang Kuan Tpye

cong2 qiang2
ge2

Follow the Strong Intensity

Type

cheng4 kuan1 ge2

Power type
Cheng Kuan Type

cong2 sha1 ge2

Follow the Qi Sha type

()
pian1 guan1 ge2

Power type
Chi Sha Type

cong2 er0 ge2

Follow the Children Type

cheng4 yin4 ge2

Resource type
Cheng Yin type

zhuan1wang4

Solo-strength Type

pien1 yin4 ge2

Resource type
Pien Yin Type

cong2 ge2

The Follow Type

cheng4 tsai2 ge2

Wealth type
Cheng Tsai Type

hua4 ge2

The Transformation Type

pian1 tsai2 ge2

Wealth type
Pien Tsai Type

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Jie Qi
The 12 Jie
Month

Date to stars
Jie month in Bold

Jie Qi
English
Chinese

Translation

mang2 zhong2

Wheat Seeding

xia4 zhi4

Summer Begins

xiao3 shu3

Small summer heat

da4 shu3

Great summer heat

li4 qiu1

Autumn begins

chu3 shu3

Disbursement of heat

bai2 lu4

White dew

Sept 23/24

qin1 fen1

Autumn Equinox

Xu

Oct 8/9

han2 lu2

Cold dew

shuang1 jiang4

Frost Appears

Hai

Nov 7/8

li4 dong1

Winter begins

xiao3 xue3

Little snow

Zi

Dec 7/8

da4 xue3

Great snow

Dec 21/22

dong1 zhi4

White Solstice

Chou

Jan 5/6

xiao3 han2

Sligh cold

Jan 20/21

da4 han2

Great cold

Yin

Feb 4/5

li4 chun1

Spring begin

Feb 19/20

yu3 shui3

Rain water

Mao

Mar 5/6

jing1 zhe2

Excited insect

Mar 20/21

chun1 fen1

Spring Equinox

Chen

Apr 4/5

qing1 ming2

Clear and Bright

Apr 20/21

gu3 yu3

Grain rain

Si

May 5/6

li4 xia4

Summer begin

xiao3 man3

Grain filling

Wu

June 5/6

Wei

July 7/8

Shen

Aug 7/8

You

Sept 7/8

June 21/22

July 23/24

Aug 23/24

Oct 23/24

Nov 22/23

May 21/22

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The Complete guide of Trigram (Ba Gua)
Compass
degree

292.5337.5

247.5292.5

157.5202.5

67.5112.5

112.5157.5

337..522.5

67.522.5

202.5247.5

Trigram
Chinese

Ch. Pin Yin

qian2

dui4

li2

chen2

xun4

kan3

gen3

kun1

Trigram
English

Qian
(Chien)

Dui
(Tui)

Li

Chen
(Zhen)

Xun
(Sun)

Kan

Gen
(Ken)

Kun

Heaven

Lake

Fire

Thunder

Wind

Water

mountain

Earth

Early
heaven

Late
heaven

Yin/Yang

Yang

Yin

Yin

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yang

Yin

Family

Father

Youngest
daughter

Middle
daughter

Older
son

Older
daughter

Middle son

Youngest
son

Mother

Age group

45 above

Up to 15

15-30

30-45

30-45

15-30

Up to 15

45 above

Element

Metal

Metal

Fire

Wood

Wood

Water

Earth

Earth

Directions

NW

SE

NE

SW

24

Xu

Geng

Bing

Jia

Chen

Ren

Chou

Wei

Mountain

Qian

You

Wu

Mao

Xun

Zi

Gen

Kun

Hai

Xin

Ding

Yi

Si

Gui

Yin

Shen

Trigram

Winter

Late Winter
to early
Spring

Month
between
each four
seasons

Season

Autumn

Autumn

Summer

Spring

Late
Spring

Body
part

Large
intestine

Lung

Heart
Small
intestine

Gall
bladder

Liver

Urinary
bladder,
Kidney

Stomach

Spleen

Illnesses

Headaches
Pulmonary
diseases

Mouth &
Chest
related
diseases

Heart &
Eyes related
problems

Hysteria,
Throat, leg
or foot
problems

Colds, thigh
hip
problems
rheumatism

Kidney or
blood
disorder

Arthritis,
broken
arms, hand
or fingers

Digestive
disorders

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Basic knowledge
64 Hexagrams pin-yin

( iu4 shi2 si4 gua4 )

tai4

da4 chu4

xu1

xiao3
chu4

da 4
zhung3

da4 you3

guai4

qian 2

lin2

sun3

jie

zhong 1
fu2

gui1
mei4

kui2

dui4

lu3

ming2 yi2

bi

ji4 ji4

jia1ren2

feng1

li2

ge2

tong2 ren2

fu4

yi 2

tun1

yi 4

chen4

shi4 he4

sui2

wu2
wang4

pi3

cui4

jin4

yu4

guan1

bi 3

bo1

kun 1

dun4

xian2

lu3

xiao3
guo4

jian 4

jian 3

gen3

qian1

song4

kun 4

wei 4 ji4

jie4

huan4

kan3

meng2

shi1

gou4

da4 guo4

ding3

heng2

xun4

jing3

gu3

sheng1

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Basic knowledge
60 Cycle Jia Zi
jia zi

yi chou

bing
yin

ding
mao

wu
chen

ji si

geng
wu

xin wei

ren
shen

gui you

1924/1984

1925/1985

1926/1986

1927/1987

1928/1988

1929/1989

1930/1990

1931/1991

1932/1992

1933/1993

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

ding
chou

wu yin

ji mao

geng
chen

xin si

ren wu

gui wei

1934/1994

1935/1995

1936/1996

1937/1997

1983/1998

1939/1999

1940/2000

1941/2001

1942/2002

1943/2003

jia shen

yi you

bing xu

ding
hai

wu zi

ji chou

geng
yin

xin
mao

ren
chen

gui si

1944/2004

1945/2005

1946/2006

1947/2007

1948/2008

1949/2009

1950/2010

1951/2011

1952/2012

1953/2013

jia wu

yi wei

bing
shen

ding
you

wu xu

ji hai

geng zi

xin chou

ren yin

gui mao

1954/2014

1955/2015

1956/2016

1957/2017

1958/2018

1959/2019

1960/2020

1961/2021

1962/2022

1963/2023

jia chen

yi si

bing
wu

ding
wei

wu
shen

ji you

geng
xu

xin hai

ren zi

gui
chou

1964/2024

1965/2025

1966/2026

1967/2027

1986/2028

1969/2029

1970/2030

1971/2031

1972/2032

1973/2033

jia yin

yi mao

bing
chen

ding si

wu wu

ji wei

geng
shen

xin you

ren xu

gui hai

1974/2034

1975/2035

1976/2036

1977/2037

1978/2038

1979/2039

1980/2040

1981/2041

1982/2042

1983/2043

Note: If your birth date is between January 1st and February 4th/5th use the previous year

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