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Standard Patterns in Bazi

Learn the ten standard Bazi pattern families, how month-command and Ten Gods establish structure, and how usefulness differs from a pattern label.

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Overview

A standard pattern organizes the chart around the month command and a dominant Ten Gods relationship. Naming the pattern is the start of analysis, not a final verdict on quality or outcome.

At a glance

Catalog
Standard Bazi Patterns
Catalog entries
10 reference entries
Reading role
The standard-pattern catalog covers the principal Officer, Seven Killings, Wealth, Resource, Output, Blade, and Jian Lu structures used in common Ziping analysis.
Evidence standard
A pattern claim should show its month-command basis, related Ten Gods, supporting and counteracting forces, clarity, and whether competing structures change the conclusion.
Interpretive boundary
A named pattern is not automatically high grade, favorable, wealthy, powerful, or rare. Pattern validity and pattern quality are separate judgments.

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What the Standard Bazi Patterns catalog covers

The standard-pattern catalog covers the principal Officer, Seven Killings, Wealth, Resource, Output, Blade, and Jian Lu structures used in common Ziping analysis.

This hub organizes 10 indexed topics under one editorial model so definitions, derivations, interpretation order, and limits remain consistent across the catalog.

  • Begin with the definition before using an interpretive keyword.
  • Keep the named concept connected to stems, branches, season, placement, and the complete chart.

How to use the topic index

Every Standard Bazi Patterns entry preserves its workbook name and Chinese term, then places it inside a smaller conceptual group for easier comparison.

Use neighboring entries to compare similar rules, but verify each page independently because a shared family name does not make two concepts interchangeable.

  • Search by English title, simplified term, traditional term, or a common alias.
  • Follow related concepts when a rule depends on another part of the Bazi system.

A disciplined reading sequence

Begin with the month command, confirm what is exposed and rooted, distinguish a valid structure from a superficial resemblance, and then determine what supports or damages it.

Record the observed chart facts first, then state the rule being applied, and only afterward form a bounded interpretation. This separates calculation from judgment.

  • Confirm the input, lookup anchor, and chart position before interpreting.
  • Check whether season, strength, combinations, and timing support or weaken the proposed reading.

Evidence, school differences, and limits

A pattern claim should show its month-command basis, related Ten Gods, supporting and counteracting forces, clarity, and whether competing structures change the conclusion.

A named pattern is not automatically high grade, favorable, wealthy, powerful, or rare. Pattern validity and pattern quality are separate judgments.

  • Treat named rules as evidence with a stated scope, not as automatic life-event predictions.
  • When traditions differ, identify the convention instead of blending incompatible thresholds.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)
    A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
  2. 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)
    A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
  3. 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)
    A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
  4. OpenFate Editorial Methodology
    OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.

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