Yang Wood (甲) is the first of the ten heavenly stems
甲 is the first of the ten heavenly stems. Its element is Wood and its polarity is Yang. Saju-Link calls a person whose day stem is 甲 "Yang Wood (甲)".
The line that the result screen shows for this day stem is: "A tall tree growing straight. Once the direction is set it does not waver, and it would rather endure than bend." This line has nothing to do with the table or the scores below.
How it reads the other stems (the Ten Gods)
With 甲 as the day stem, each of the ten stems reads as follows. The reading has a direction: this is how 甲 reads the other stem, and when the other stem reads 甲 a different name can come out.
| Other stem | Element and polarity | Ten God |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Wood (甲) | Wood Yang | Companion (比肩) |
| Yin Wood (乙) | Wood Yin | Rival (劫財) |
| Yang Fire (丙) | Fire Yang | Expression (食神) |
| Yin Fire (丁) | Fire Yin | Disruptor (傷官) |
| Yang Earth (戊) | Earth Yang | Windfall (偏財) |
| Yin Earth (己) | Earth Yin | Steady Wealth (正財) |
| Yang Metal (庚) | Metal Yang | Challenger (偏官) |
| Yin Metal (辛) | Metal Yin | Authority (正官) |
| Yang Water (壬) | Water Yang | Unconventional Support (偏印) |
| Yin Water (癸) | Water Yin | Nurture (正印) |
The stems that read as the spouse position
Traditional myeongri reads the spouse position as Steady Wealth (正財) for men and Authority (正官) for women. With 甲 as the day stem, Steady Wealth is 己 and Authority is 辛. If you do not state your gender, this position is not read.
The branches that hold 甲
This is where 甲 sits hidden inside the earthly branches (the hidden stems). The share is the proportion of that branch's thirty days that 甲 takes.
| Branch | Animal | Position | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 寅 | Tiger | principal (本氣) | 52.0% |
| 卯 | Rabbit | residual (餘氣) | 34.3% |
| 亥 | Pig | middle (中氣) | 24.0% |