Hidden Stems
Hidden stems (藏干) — the heavenly stems concealed inside each earthly branch, and the part they play in reading a BaZi chart.
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.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 Ten Gods (十神) in BaZi: The Complete GuideThe Ten Gods (Shí Shén) classify every stem by relationship and polarity to the Day Master: resource, wealth, output, authority and peer energies explained.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.