Feng Shui Kua Number 9

9☲ Li · Fire · Brilliance

Kua 9 belongs to the East group. Your energy is Fire — radiant, illuminating, and impossible to ignore. You are the brightest light in any room, carrying a warmth that draws people in and a clarity that cuts through confusion.

East Group Fire Element ☲ Li Trigram South

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Trigram ☲ Li — Fire

The Li Trigram

Your Energy Blueprint: ☲ Li

Every Kua number maps to one of the eight I Ching trigrams. Kua 9 corresponds to Li (離) — the trigram of Fire. Two solid yang lines surrounding a broken yin line: brightness and brilliance on the outside, a sensitive and receptive core within.

Li · 離

Chinese

離 (Lí) — one of the eight fundamental trigrams of the I Ching. The Clinging, Fire, the middle daughter.

Image

Fire — radiant, illuminating, transformative. Fire clings to its fuel and gives light to everything around it. It cannot exist alone.

Element

Fire (火) — passion, clarity, brilliance, and visibility. The element of recognition, fame, and creative expression.

Direction

South — the direction of summer, full expression, and the peak of yang energy.

Quality

Radiant, perceptive, emotionally deep. The broken middle line reveals a sensitive inner core beneath the brilliant exterior — you feel everything, even when you show brightness.

How Kua 9 is calculated

STEP 1

Sum the year digitsAdd all digits of birth year to a single digit. 1982 → 1+9+8+2 = 20 → 2+0 = 2

STEP 2

Apply gender formulaMale: 10 − digit = Kua. Female: digit + 5 = Kua (subtract 9 if over 9). Uses Solar calendar — year starts ~Feb 4.

EXAMPLE

Male born 19641+9+6+4=20→2, 10−2=8. Male born 1973: 1+9+7+3=20→2, 10−2=8. Female born 1982: digit=2, 2+5=7. Male born 1982: digit=2, 10−2=8. Female born 1975: digit=4, 4+5=9. Result: Kua 9.

Character Profile

Strengths & Challenges

Li energy shapes your presence, your passion, and the way you illuminate others. Like fire, your power is in giving light — but fire needs fuel to sustain itself.

Natural strengths

Radiant charisma — you illuminate every room you enter. Others are naturally drawn to your warmth.
Exceptional perceptiveness — the broken middle line gives you emotional depth and intuition beyond what your exterior suggests.
Creative brilliance — Fire is the element of artistic expression, recognition, and visibility. You are built to be seen.
Generous with warmth and emotional support — people feel genuinely cared for in your presence.
Natural affinity for fame, recognition, and public life — Li is the trigram of reputation and brilliance.

Areas to watch

Burnout — fire burns bright but needs fuel. Without rest and grounding, you deplete quickly.
Impulsiveness — Fire moves fast and reacts before thinking. Decisions made in heat are rarely the best.
Inner emptiness — the hollow middle line represents a core that craves connection to sustain its brilliance.
May appear inconsistent — Fire flickers. What burns intensely today may cool by tomorrow.

Ba Zhai — Eight Mansions

Your Personal Directions

Kua 9 belongs to the East group. Four directions support your energy — four drain it. Click any sector to see what it means for your bedroom, desk, and main entrance.

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Select a direction on the compass to see its meaning for Kua 9.

How to use this

Apply Kua 9 to Your Home

Knowing your directions is only the beginning. The real power of Ba Zhai comes from overlaying your personal Kua on an actual floor plan.

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See your Kua 9 sectors

E Sheng Qi, SE Tian Yi, S Yan Nian, and N Fu Wei appear on your plan.

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Each sector includes specific advice — what to place there, what to avoid.

Everyday Application

Lucky Numbers & Colours

Kua 9 resonates with specific numbers and colours rooted in the Fire element and the Li trigram.

Auspicious numbers

9 is the Fire number and especially resonant for Kua 9. 1 (Water) creates the dynamic tension that keeps fire alive. 2 (Earth) absorbs Fire energy and transmutes it into stability. Avoid Metal numbers (6, 7) as they can suppress Fire.

Auspicious colours

Crimson

Flame

Coral

Gold

Plum

Reds and warm corals embody Fire energy directly. Gold and orange feed the flame. Deep plum and purple represent the peak of Fire — use these colours in your E Sheng Qi and S Yan Nian sectors.

East & West Groups

Compatibility with Other Kua Numbers

In Ba Zhai, compatibility is determined by East vs West group. Kua 9 harmonises with East group numbers (1, 3, 4). West group numbers (2, 6, 7, 8) have opposing directional energies.

Harmonious

East group. Water and Fire — dynamic tension that creates momentum and growth.

Harmonious

East group. Wood feeds Fire — Kua 3 actively nourishes and strengthens Kua 9.

Harmonious

East group. Wood feeds Fire — strong creative combination with shared directions.

Same energy

Identical Kua. Two fires — brilliant, passionate, and radiantly unstoppable together.

Challenging

West group. Earth absorbs Fire — opposing directional systems and energy drain.

Challenging

West group. Fire melts Metal — elemental conflict and opposing directions.

Challenging

West group. Fire melts Metal — directional and elemental conflict.

Challenging

West group. Earth absorbs Fire energy — opposing energy group and directions.

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