Si-You-Chou Metal Trine (巳酉丑金局)
Understand the Si-You-Chou Metal trine, the cardinal role of You, autumn and root support, hidden-stem complexity, clashes, and conversion limits.
Overview
Si–You–Chou forms the canonical Metal Three-Harmony group: Si is the birth stage, You the cardinal center, and Chou the storage stage. All three branches identify the full trine. Autumn command, Metal roots and exposure, dryness, continuity, and damage determine whether the Metal route dominates or remains one structure among several.
At a glance
- Members
- Si, You, and Chou
- Roles
- Birth, cardinal, and storage stages
- Support
- Autumn command, Metal roots, exposure, and suitable dryness
- Boundary
- The full set does not automatically remove Fire or Earth evidence
- Center
- You is the cardinal center and anchors the Metal direction
- Interference
- Clash, punishment, harm, break, and competing groups remain visible
Confirm Si, You, and Chou as distinct nodes
List the three branches and their pillar positions.
If one arrives through timing, publish the start and end of the temporary completion.
- Require all three members.
- Keep layer ownership explicit.
Test Metal season and continuity
Autumn command, rooted or exposed Metal, and coherent hidden-stem routes support the group.
Strong Fire, excess moisture, or weak Metal evidence may prevent dominance.
- Assess season and roots.
- Publish counter-elements.
Audit clashes, harmony, and meetings
Si may clash Hai, You may clash Mao, and Chou may clash Wei.
Si–Shen harmony, Chen–You harmony, and seasonal meetings can compete for the same branches.
- Show occupied branches.
- Explain the selected priority.
Keep Metal symbolism out of factual prediction
巳酉丑金局 cannot alone prove discipline, wealth, law, surgery, lung disease, or career authority.
Interpret actual outcomes only with full-chart, timing, and external evidence.
- No phase stereotype.
- No professional or medical claim.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷二地支三合：巳酉丑以巳生、酉旺、丑墓構成金局，須察月令、金根與火土影響A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》三合局諸論：巳酉丑金局以中神酉為核心，形式完整不自動等於金氣獨旺A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology巳酉丑金局頁保留三支本氣藏干、刑合重疊與季節反證，禁止由金局名稱推斷現實事件OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.