How Five-Element Strength Is Calculated (五行力量)
See the inputs, evidence layers, model choices, and audit trail behind Five-Element strength without treating scores as universal physical measurements.
Overview
Five-Element strength calculation is a model that combines declared chart evidence rather than a universally standardized formula. A robust implementation begins with the resolved pillars, maps visible phases and hidden stems, applies month-command and root evidence, then accounts for support, drain, control, combinations, and other effective relations. Outputs should expose the method, version, evidence, and uncertainty instead of presenting an unexplained percentage as fact.
At a glance
- Base inputs
- Resolved four pillars and declared time conventions
- Phase inventory
- Visible symbols and canonical hidden stems
- Major evidence
- Month command, roots, support, drain, and control
- Model choices
- Weights, interactions, climate, and school rules
- Required output
- Evidence trace, method version, and uncertainty
- Boundary
- A model score, not a physical measurement
Start from verified chart data
Birth time, time zone, solar-term boundaries, and day rules determine the four pillars before any strength model runs.
Map each visible stem and branch and expand hidden stems from one canonical table; corrections must trigger full recomputation.
- Validate pillars first.
- Version the hidden-stem table.
Aggregate distinct evidence without pretending it is all equal
Month command, roots, exposure, generation, drain, control, combinations, and distance describe different aspects of effective capacity.
A model may assign weights, but it must not count the same root or hidden stem twice or silently mix incompatible school rules.
- Document every evidence category.
- Prevent double-counting.
Publish an audit trail instead of only a percentage
Show raw presence, major supporting and opposing evidence, the resulting classification, and the method version.
Use ranges or confidence language where boundaries are disputed; decimal precision should not exceed what the model can justify.
- Expose supporting and opposing evidence.
- Label uncertainty and version.
A strength score is not a scientific measurement of a person
It cannot quantify bodily composition, health, intelligence, resilience, morality, wealth, compatibility, or event probability.
Do not compare people, deny opportunity, or prescribe treatment and purchases from a symbolic model score.
- No human ranking.
- No medical or financial prescription.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》旺衰、源流、清濁評註：力量由月令、根氣、透藏、生剋與位置綜合判定A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- 《五行大義》 (Essential Meanings of the Five Phases)《五行大義》旺相休囚死與生剋：建立季節及關係權重的傳統依據A systematic historical synthesis of Five Phases correspondences and relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology五行力量計算頁公開輸入、權重、版本、正規化與不確定性，禁止把分數冒充物理量OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.