知己
Handbook · 手册
知己 Handbook — 213 constitutional patterns across three traditions
知己 HANDBOOK · 手册

Chinese metaphysics identifies 213 constitutional patterns across three traditions. 45 describe who you are. 97 describe what you choose to absorb. 71 describe what you were built to carry.

Understand the System · 指南

Educational foundations. Each guide is a complete lesson, not a summary.
17 GUIDES
Start Here
How to Use Zhiji
Start Here
How to Use Zhiji · 如何使用知己
You signed up. Now what. Enter your birth data, read your chart, start the conversation.
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Phase A · Foundations
How to Read Your BaZi Chart
Foundation
How to Read Your BaZi Chart · 八字入门
Stems, branches, hidden stems, Ten Gods. What each part of your chart actually tells you.
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The Five Elements
Foundation
The Five Elements · 五行
Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal. What they are. How they interact. Why yours matters.
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The Twelve Palaces
Foundation
The Twelve Palaces · 十二宫
命宫 to 父母宫. Each palace governs a domain. What yours contains changes everything.
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How to Read Your ZWDS Chart
Foundation
How to Read Your ZWDS Chart · 紫微入门
12 palaces, 14 stars, brightness tiers, 四化 transformations. The palace grid, decoded.
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Phase B · Systems
The Decade System
System
The Decade System · 大运
Your life in ten-year chapters. How decades activate different palaces and transform your chart.
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The Four Transformations
System
The Four Transformations · 四化
禄 prosperity, 权 authority, 科 reputation, 忌 obstruction. The four forces that reshape every palace.
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The Ten Gods
System
The Ten Gods · 十神
Every element has a relationship to your Day Master. Ten relationships. Ten modes of operating.
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Constitution, Season, Character
System
命运德 · Constitution, Season, Character
命 is what you are. 运 is when you are. 德 is the only lever you own.
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Phase C · Reference
Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang · 阴阳
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Stems and Branches
Stems and Branches · 天干地支
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Star Brightness
Star Brightness · 庙旺利陷
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The Three Systems
The Three Systems · 三大体系
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Compatibility
Compatibility · 合
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Hidden Stems
Hidden Stems · 藏干
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The Body Palace
The Body Palace · 身宫
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Production and Control
Production and Control · 生克
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The Twelve Animals · 十二生肖

Every chart has at least one. The branch you were born on. What your animal actually means — and what it doesn't.
12 ANIMALS
The Twelve Animals
Reference · Guide 18/18
The Twelve Animals · 十二生肖
What your zodiac animal actually means — and what it doesn't. Earthly Branches, hidden stems, three harmonies, six clashes.
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Rat 鼠
Rat · 鼠 · 子
Yang Water · Deep winter · 23:00–01:00
Ox 牛
Ox · 牛 · 丑
Yin Earth · Late winter · 01:00–03:00
Tiger 虎
Tiger · 虎 · 寅
Yang Wood · Early spring · 03:00–05:00
Rabbit 兔
Rabbit · 兔 · 卯
Yin Wood · Mid spring · 05:00–07:00
Dragon 龙
Dragon · 龙 · 辰
Yang Earth · Late spring · 07:00–09:00
Snake 蛇
Snake · 蛇 · 巳
Yin Fire · Early summer · 09:00–11:00
Horse 马
Horse · 马 · 午
Yang Fire · Mid summer · 11:00–13:00
Goat 羊
Goat · 羊 · 未
Yin Earth · Late summer · 13:00–15:00
Monkey 猴
Monkey · 猴 · 申
Yang Metal · Early autumn · 15:00–17:00
Rooster 鸡
Rooster · 鸡 · 酉
Yin Metal · Mid autumn · 17:00–19:00
Dog 狗
Dog · 狗 · 戌
Yang Earth · Late autumn · 19:00–21:00
Pig 猪
Pig · 猪 · 亥
Yin Water · Early winter · 21:00–23:00

213 Patterns · 命格

Every constitutional pattern in the BaZi, ZWDS, and I Ching systems.
213 PATTERNS
213 constitutional patterns

Browse the collection · 全部命格

Self · 体 (45) · Input · 用 (97) · Capacity · 器 (71)
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