Combining a Void
Learn how a branch combination can contact a void branch, which formation conditions still apply, and why combination does not automatically fill or cancel Void.
Overview
Combining a Void refers to a valid Liuhe, Sanhe, Sanhui, or other declared branch relation that includes a branch from the reference xun’s void pair. The relation can connect or redirect that branch under a chosen method, but the combination must satisfy its own participants and formation conditions. Void does not make a missing participant appear, and combination does not universally cancel Void.
At a glance
- Baseline
- Calculated void branch
- Possible relations
- Liuhe, Sanhe, Sanhui
- Requirement
- All actual participants
- Formation
- Own relation conditions
- Interpretation
- School-specific
- Boundary
- No universal release
Name the exact combination being tested
Identify whether the contact is a two-branch Liuhe, a three-branch Sanhe, a seasonal Sanhui, or another sourced rule.
A label such as “combined” is insufficient unless all required branches, pillars, and time layers are recorded.
- Use one explicit relation table.
- Reject implied or missing participants.
The combination retains its own conditions
Season, central branch, transformation phase, exposure, strength, clashes, and competing combinations may affect whether a relation merely contacts or fully forms.
A void flag does not bypass those requirements, and a nominal combination does not necessarily transform.
- Separate contact from transformation.
- Check damage and competing paths.
Schools differ on how combination changes void
Some methods treat a strong combination as drawing the void branch into relation; others retain the void qualification or distinguish natal and timed cases.
State the convention and preserve the original xun data so readers can reproduce an alternative reading.
- Keep raw inputs alongside conclusions.
- Label school-specific effects.
Combination does not guarantee union or success
The rule cannot prove marriage, reconciliation, contract completion, pregnancy, profit, or the return of a missing person or object.
Use it as a technical relationship marker only and rely on current facts for consequential choices.
- Do not equate combination with a good outcome.
- Avoid relationship and financial promises.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷三「論空亡」：「若無沖無合無刑，謂真空亡」；合為關係條件，不等於任一合都必然填實或解除A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《五行大義》 (Essential Meanings of the Five Phases)《五行大義》地支配合與五行關係諸段：合須具備實際參與支與自身成立條件A systematic historical synthesis of Five Phases correspondences and relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology合空頁明列六合、三合、三會的參與者、成立與合化條件，保留原旬資料並排除婚姻、契約與收益保證OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.