Ten Gods reference · 04 of 10

伤官

Hurting Officer

shāng guān

Hurting Officer appears when the Day Master generates the target stem and their polarities differ. It is paired with Eating God across the polarity divide.

Phase relation
Day Master generates it
Polarity test
Different polarity
A scholar's relationship chart with a central Day Master tablet and ten paired medallions
Output produced through the other polarityThe Day Master remains the reference point.

The two coordinates that produce the name

How Hurting Officer is calculated

Read Hurting Officer as different-polarity output. The phase movement is identical to Eating God; only the polarity comparison changes the conventional name.

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Different polarity

The target stem has the opposite polarity as the Day Master, which selects Hurting Officer.

Open the polarity coordinate →

The complete ten-stem mapping

Which target produces Hurting Officer for every Day Master

Each Day Master has exactly one target stem that produces this name. The phase changes from row to row, but the relationship and polarity rule remain constant.

Day Master and target-stem pairs that calculate as 伤官 Hurting Officer
Day MasterTarget stemPhase relationPolarity
JiaYang WoodDingYin FireDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
YiYin WoodBingYang FireDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
BingYang FireJiYin EarthDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
DingYin FireWuYang EarthDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
WuYang EarthXinYin MetalDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
JiYin EarthGengYang MetalDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
GengYang MetalGuiYin WaterDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
XinYin MetalRenYang WaterDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
RenYang WaterYiYin WoodDay Master generates itDifferent polarity
GuiYin WaterJiaYang WoodDay Master generates itDifferent polarity

Placement changes the reading scale

Where Hurting Officer can appear in a chart

The name always comes from the same calculation. What changes is where the target stem is found: on the surface of a natal pillar, inside a branch, or in the stem of a year being compared with the natal chart.

  1. 01 · Visible stems

    On the chart’s surface

    A visible Hurting Officer stem shows the generated phase openly in a pillar, expressed through the polarity opposite the Day Master.

    See the four visible pillars →
  2. 02 · Hidden stems

    Inside an Earthly Branch

    A hidden Hurting Officer is an internal generated stem with the opposite polarity. Read it through the branch and through its primary, middle or residual position.

    Open the hidden-stem map →
  3. 03 · Annual stem

    Compared year by year

    When the year stem is Hurting Officer, the natal Day Master generates that annual phase while the two polarities differ. The relation is precise but not a standalone forecast.

    Compare a birth chart with the current year →