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Heavenly Stem 10 of 10 · 天干

癸

Gui 癸 Yin Water Stem: Day Master Meaning, Years Ending in 3

Gui 癸 Yin Water is stem 10 of 10; it heads animal years ending in 3 (1993, 2003, 2013, 2023), combines with Wu 戊 and clashes with Ding 丁. Apply the year boundary to January and February births.

guǐ

Polarity
Yin
Phase partner
壬 Ren
A winter river winding through snow-covered mountains and pavilions
Winter · NorthThis landscape visualises the traditional seasonal and directional correspondences of Water. Gui's yin position is supplied by the stem itself.

Traditional Day Master reading

Gui: Quiet Water that moistens and permeates

Gui’s traditional description emphasises quietness, subtle movement and the ability to nourish through contact. Its Day Master image invites a reading of close observation, responsiveness and influence exercised in small increments. A useful reflection is how something understated becomes effective. The wider chart supplies the context for understanding where this Water is gathered, supported or drawn into activity.

What stays fixed for Gui

Sequence position
10 of 10

After 壬 Ren; before 甲 Jia.

Five Combination · 五合
戊 Wu

The reciprocal partner five positions away in the stem sequence.

Four stem clashes · 天干相沖
丁 Ding

Every Gui pillar in the cycle

  1. Position 10癸酉Example year 1993
  2. Position 20癸未Example year 2003
  3. Position 30癸巳Example year 2013
  4. Position 40癸卯Example year 2023
  5. Position 50癸丑Example year 2033
  6. Position 60癸亥Example year 2043

Where 癸 is carried as a hidden stem

  1. 01

    子

    Rat · Zi

    Water branch

    primary

    The branch’s principal interior stem

  2. 02

    丑

    Ox · Chou

    Earth branch

    middle

    The second stem in the branch’s interior order

  3. 03

    辰

    Dragon · Chen

    Earth branch

    residual

    The final stem in the branch’s interior order

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How Gui names all ten stem relationships

  1. 01甲JiaYang WoodDay Master generates it · different polarity伤官Hurting Officershāng guān
  2. 02乙YiYin WoodDay Master generates it · same polarity食神Eating Godshí shén
  3. 03丙BingYang FireDay Master controls it · different polarity正财Direct Wealthzhèng cái
  4. 04丁DingYin FireDay Master controls it · same polarity偏财Indirect Wealthpiān cái
  5. 05戊WuYang EarthIt controls the Day Master · different polarity正官Direct Officerzhèng guān
  6. 06己JiYin EarthIt controls the Day Master · same polarity七杀Seven Killingsqī shā
  7. 07庚GengYang MetalIt generates the Day Master · different polarity正印Direct Resourcezhèng yìn
  8. 08辛XinYin MetalIt generates the Day Master · same polarity偏印Indirect Resourcepiān yìn
  9. 09壬RenYang WaterSame phase · different polarity劫财Rob Wealthjié cái
  10. 10癸GuiYin WaterSame phase · same polarity比肩Friendbǐ jiān
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