Liù Chōng · fixed Earthly Branch relation
六冲
Six Clash oppositions
Six Clash joins branches directly opposite on the twelve-position circle. Every pair is six steps apart, so its directions and double-hours face across the same diameter.
- Records
- 6
- Unit
- opposing axes
- Pair order
- Unordered
Every inherited record, without collapsing overlaps
The complete Six Clashes ledger
Open any linked pair for its phases, trines, branch distance, month, hour and direction. Group relations keep all members visible even when only two were selected.
- 01
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Rat and Horse
子 and 午 form pair 1 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Water and Fire.
- 02
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Ox and Goat
丑 and 未 form pair 2 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Earth and Earth.
- 03
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Tiger and Monkey
寅 and 申 form pair 3 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Wood and Metal.
- 04
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Rabbit and Rooster
卯 and 酉 form pair 4 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Wood and Metal.
- 05
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Dragon and Dog
辰 and 戌 form pair 5 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Earth and Earth.
- 06
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Snake and Pig
巳 and 亥 form pair 6 of six. They sit 6 places apart and carry Fire and Water.
How the inherited set is built
The six diameters of the branch circle
Starting at any branch and counting six positions reaches its clash: Rat–Horse, Ox–Goat, Tiger–Monkey, Rabbit–Rooster, Dragon–Dog and Snake–Pig. Repeating from the other end returns the same unordered pair.
Opposition is the mechanical fact. What it means in a chart depends on which pillars hold the branches, their stems, and the surrounding combinations; the word clash is not a standalone verdict.
- What it establishes
- It establishes the one fixed branch directly opposite another, along with a six-step distance and opposing compass and time coordinates.
- What it does not establish
- It does not establish personal incompatibility, conflict in every context, or which side dominates. Those claims require a chart reading beyond branch geometry.
Year, month, day and hour stay distinct
Where Six Clashes enters a chart
Locate the axis by layer. A year-to-year clash is not the same chart statement as a month-to-day or hour-to-hour clash, even though the branch pair itself never changes.