Earthly Branches
The twelve earthly branches (地支) of the Chinese calendar and the BaZi chart — their animals, seasons, hidden stems and interactions.
BaZi — Four Pillars of Destiny: A Deep Theoretical GuideLearn the complete architecture of BaZi: Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Five Elements, Ten Gods, Luck Pillars, and branch interactions.Dog (戌 Xu): The Eleventh Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Xu (戌), the Dog Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Earth, Fire Reservoir, hidden stems Wu–Ding–Xin and Four Pillars meaning.Dragon (辰 Chen): The Fifth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Chen (辰), the Dragon Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Earth, Water Reservoir, hidden stems, combinations and Four Pillars meaningGoat (未 Wei): The Eighth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Wei (未), the Goat Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yin Earth, Wood Reservoir, hidden stems Ji–Ding–Yi, and Four Pillars meaning.Horse (午 Wu): The Seventh Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Wu (午), the Horse Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Fire, hidden stems Ding & Ji, Fire combinations and Four Pillars meaning.Monkey (申 Shen): The Ninth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Shen (申), the Monkey Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Metal, hidden stems Geng–Ren–Wu, Water combination and Four Pillars meaning.Ox (丑 Chou): The Second Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Chou (丑), the Ox Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yin Earth with hidden Water and Metal stems, clashes and meaning in the Four Pillars.Pig (亥 Hai): The Twelfth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Hai (亥), the Pig Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yin Water, hidden stems Ren & Jia, Wood combination and Four Pillars meaning.Rabbit (卯 Mao): The Fourth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsRabbit (卯 Mao) is the 4th Earthly Branch: Yin Wood — the purest, most concentrated branch in BaZi with a single hidden stem. Element, polarity, hours, directions & interactions.Rat (子 Zi): The First Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Zi (子), the Rat Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Water element, hidden stem Gui, clashes, combinations, and meaning in BaZiRooster (酉 You): The Tenth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover You (酉), the Rooster Earthly Branch in BaZi. Pure Yin Metal, hidden stem Xin, Metal combinations and Four Pillars meaning.Snake (巳 Si): The Sixth Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Si (巳), the Snake Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yin Fire, hidden stems Bing–Wu–Geng, Metal combination and Four Pillars meaning.Symbolic Stars in BaZi (Shen Sha 神煞): The Complete GuideSymbolic Stars (Shen Sha) in BaZi: what they are, how they're calculated, and how to read Tian Yi, Peach Blossom, Wen Chang and more — with the full formulas.The 12 Earthly BranchesA complete guide to the 12 Earthly Branches (Dìzhī) — animals, elements, hidden Stems, seasonal energy, and personality types used in BaZi and Feng Shui.The 60 Jiazi Cycle: How the Stems and Branches Count the YearsThe sexagenary cycle of the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches: why there are exactly 60 pairs, and how the year, day and hour pillars are found.Tiger (寅 Yin): The Third Earthly Branch, Element & InteractionsDiscover Yin (寅), the Tiger Earthly Branch in BaZi. Yang Wood, three Yang hidden stems, Wood combinations and meaning in the Four Pillars.