How to read a BaZi chart: a beginner's order from Four Pillars to Ten Gods
Four Pillars, hidden stems, Ten Gods and luck cycles all appear on one chart. Which do you read first? This article walks through what each section of the page is for.
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The BaZi reading guide
Get the time right first, then read the chart clearly. These articles answer the questions that come up in real use — what the tool shows, and what it cannot decide for you.
Start with the question at hand
Why the BaZi year and month pillars follow solar terms
Same birthday, but the chart shows a different year or month than the lunar calendar suggests? Start by understanding the exact moment a solar term begins.
How to fill in birth time: timezones and true solar time correction
Born across timezones, far from the standard meridian, or near an hour boundary? Here is how to verify your input before charting.