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Heavenly Stems

There are ten Heavenly Stems (represented by the acronyms "H" or "HS") used in the construction of the Four Pillars of Ba Zi (四柱八字), a method of Chinese Divination based on a person's date and time of birth. For example, both the acronyms "HS1" and "H1" represent the first Heavenly Stem, namely "Jia" (Yang Wood), as shown in the tables below.

S/NHeavenly
Stem
(天干)		NotationChinese
Pinyin		Simplified
Chinese		Yin/Yang
(阴阳)		Five
Elements
(五行)		Zang/Fu
(organ)
1JiaHS1jiǎ甲YangWoodGall Bladder
2YiHS2yǐ乙YinWoodLiver
3BingHS3bǐng丙YangFireSmall Intestine
4DingHS4dīng丁YinFireHeart
5WuHS5wù戊YangEarthStomach
6JiHS6jǐ己YinEarthSpleen
7GengHS7gēng庚YangMetalLarge Intestine
8XinHS8xīn辛YinMetalLung
9RenHS9rén壬YangWaterUrinary Bladder
10GuiHS10guǐ癸YinWaterKidney

Heavenly Stem Combinations and Clashes

HSH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10
H1Clash
Element		5Com
Earth		Clash
Direction
H2Clash
Element		5Com
Metal		Clash
Direction
H3Clash
Element		5Com
Water		Clash
Direction
H4Clash
Element		5Com
Wood		Clash
Direction
H5Clash
Element		Clash
Element		5Com
Fire
H65Com
Earth		Clash
Element		Clash
Element
H7Clash
Direction		5Com
Metal		Clash
Element
H8Clash
Direction		5Com
Water		Clash
Element
H9Clash
Direction		5Com
Wood		Clash
Element
H10Clash
Direction		5Com
Fire		Clash
Element

Notes:

  1. In the above table, "5Com" means the 5 Combinations of two adjacent Heavenly Stems. These combinations result in a good structure of a person's Ba Zi
  2. "Clash" means that the Heavenly Stems clash with each other in the Ba Zi, when they are next to each other. Clashes will result in a poor structure of a person's Ba Zi.
  3. If there is a Clash of two adjacent Stems, as well as a Combination with another Stem, the Clash will not occur, as Combinations take precedence over Clashes.
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