Ten-God Combinations and Bazi Structures (格局)
Distinguish a recurring Ten-God relation from a formal Bazi structure by testing Month Command, formation, failure, rescue, and competing patterns.
Overview
Ten-God combinations describe functional relations; a Bazi structure (格局) is a broader organization with its own Month-Command anchor, formation criteria, failure conditions, and rescue paths. A combination can support a structure without defining the entire chart, and the same symbols can operate differently under another structure. OpenFate therefore records relation evidence and structure classification separately before synthesizing them.
At a glance
- Relation
- A combination names an operating role path
- Structure
- A pattern organizes the wider chart
- Anchor
- Month Command often frames standard-structure testing
- Tests
- Formation, failure, rescue, and competition remain explicit
- Coexistence
- Several relations may serve one structure
- Boundary
- A pattern name does not guarantee rank or fortune
Separate relation evidence from structure classification
First record which Ten-God roles generate, control, support, or obstruct one another.
Only then test whether those facts satisfy a named structure under the adopted school.
- Two distinct conclusions.
- Name the school and rule set.
Run formation, failure, and rescue tests
Check Month Command, exposed stems, roots, purity, damage, competing relations, and available rescue.
A memorable combination cannot rescue a structure unless the required path is strong and reachable.
- Publish pass and fail evidence.
- Do not infer formation from title match.
Explain the role of the combination inside the structure
State whether it forms the backbone, provides rescue, creates contamination, or remains secondary.
If competing structures remain plausible, show the decision order and uncertainty.
- Assign a specific function.
- Preserve alternatives.
Do not convert structure names into status claims
Traditional pattern names do not certify intelligence, wealth, office, morality, or destiny.
Real-world claims require direct evidence and should never be guaranteed by a chart label.
- No prestige guarantee.
- No deterministic biography.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》正官、財、印、食神、偏官與傷官諸格：以月令格局統攝十神順用、逆用與救應A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》清濁與真假論：名義上相同的十神配置仍須檢查主次、純雜和實際氣勢A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology十神組合與格局頁分開格局入口、輔助組合及破格證據，不把局部十神關係誤標成完整格局OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.