Nayin Table for the Sixty Jiazi
Use the sixty-Jiazi Nayin table correctly by matching the full stem-branch pair, preserving its paired image, phase, source edition, and cycle position.
Overview
The Nayin table maps every Jiazi in the sixty-term cycle to one of thirty named images. Each image covers two adjacent Jiazi. A reliable table records the cycle position, exact Chinese pair, paired partner, Nayin name, and assigned phase so readers can verify a lookup without guessing from the stem or zodiac animal.
At a glance
- Rows
- 60 Jiazi entries
- Pairing
- Two entries per image
- Images
- 30 named classifications
- Required key
- Exact stem and branch
- Recommended fields
- Order, pair, name, phase, source
- Error control
- Never infer from zodiac alone
A useful table exposes every lookup field
Each row should show the sequential Jiazi number, Chinese characters, romanization where useful, paired entry, Nayin name, and assigned phase.
The source or edition should also be recorded because typography and translated image names can vary even when the underlying pairing is stable.
- Keep the Chinese name as the canonical source term.
- Treat translated image names as labels, not new categories.
Match both characters in the correct order
Locate the Heavenly Stem first and then the Earthly Branch as one valid Jiazi, rather than searching for either component separately.
A branch repeats five times in the sixty-term cycle, so a zodiac animal alone cannot identify its Nayin.
- Reject invalid stem-branch combinations.
- Confirm the cycle position when dates are converted.
Preserve the two-entry pairing
Jia-Zi and Yi-Chou share one Nayin image, Bing-Yin and Ding-Mao share the next, and the same paired pattern continues through the cycle.
The pairing explains why sixty Jiazi yield thirty Nayin names; it does not make the two pillars identical in all other Bazi calculations.
- Show both members of each Nayin pair.
- Keep direct stem and branch properties independent.
A table identifies; it does not interpret
The lookup can establish which Nayin name belongs to a verified pillar, but it does not establish favorability, strength, compatibility, or timing.
Interpretation requires a declared method, position, comparison target, and the wider chart evidence relevant to the question.
- Finish the lookup before adding meaning.
- Do not turn a table row into a verdict.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷一納音六十甲子次序與三十組具名納音：每兩個相鄰甲子共享同一名稱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》卷一納音配屬：干支相配後依五音與五行定其所屬，不可按單一干或支改表A systematic historical synthesis of Five Phases correspondences and relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology六十甲子納音表頁使用固定鍵值、唯一名稱與版本化資料，內容層不得自行重算或改配OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.