Standard Bazi Structures (正格)
Define standard Bazi structures, their month-command basis, common Ten-God families, and the boundary between a taxonomy label and a formed pattern.
Overview
Standard structures are school-defined pattern families generally organized from the Month Command and familiar Ten-God relations. The label identifies a conventional analytical route; it does not prove that the structure has formed, remained undamaged, reached high quality, or will produce a particular social or material outcome.
At a glance
- Type
- School-defined structure taxonomy
- Usual anchor
- Month Command
- Common families
- Authority, Wealth, Resource and Output
- Separate checks
- Formation, damage, rescue and quality
- Taxonomy note
- Lists differ across schools
- Boundary
- Standard does not mean superior
Treat standard as a classification term
The term usually groups commonly taught structures derived through the Month Command and Ten-God framework.
Because category lists differ, the page must name its source before claiming a universal set.
- Publish the adopted taxonomy.
- Preserve the original Chinese term.
A family name still requires formation evidence
Identify the relevant month qi, exposure, roots, support, control, and any relation that damages or rescues the structure.
A superficial resemblance is a candidate, not a completed structural judgment.
- Separate category and formation.
- List counterevidence.
Compare standard and special claims on equal evidence
A chart should not be moved to a special category merely because the label sounds rarer or more prestigious.
Evaluate both candidates through their own complete rules and retain the one better supported by the natal chart.
- No rarity preference.
- Use rule completeness as the tie-breaker.
Standard does not mean average or normal
The term does not diagnose normality, ability, character, class, or life quality.
It is a technical grouping and cannot guarantee employment, rank, wealth, health, or relationships.
- Avoid human-normality language.
- Keep outcomes evidence-based.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》正官、財、印、食神、七殺、傷官諸格：正格各有成敗救應條件A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》內十八格及取格諸論：一般格名仍須月令、透根與制化支持A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology正格頁把標準取格路徑與道德、正常性、吉凶和社會階級明確分開OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.