Ding Chou Day Pillar —
A Cauldron over the Hearth
A small flame warming winter earth.
Who you are
A small flame warming winter earth. Eating God gives handcraft and expression; Tomb gives the power to research and store. Water and metal inside the Ox make it cool and careful — an artisan type who digs one field for years. Introverted on the surface, speaking through what it makes.
The Day Master is the "you" of the chart — here, The Candle Flame: Quiet — and burning to the very end. What gives Ding Chou its own color is the room the Ox beneath it offers.
What the Ox branch says
The Day Branch is your inner room and your spouse seat. The Ox (丑, Chou) carries 3 hidden stems:
Yin Water (癸, Gui) — Seven Killings
Yin Metal (辛, Xin) — Indirect Wealth
Yin Earth (己, Ji) — Eating God main qi
With Eating God in the Day Branch, the spouse seat is abundant. A couple that cooks, makes and enjoys things together; laughter is frequent at home.
Twelve-stage: Tomb — entering the storehouse. Collects, stores, researches; rarely shows what is inside.
In love
Subtle and long-lasting. Loves through daily care rather than grand confessions, and notices small changes in a partner.
At work
Cooking, crafts, research, accounting — hands and concentration. The quiet workshop produces the biggest results.
Best matching Day Pillars
Chosen by stem combinations, the feeding cycle and branch harmonies — a day-pillar-only reading, so treat it as a first look. Two full birth dates on the match page add the Ten Gods between you and your element complement.
- Ren Zi (壬子) stems combine · branches in six-harmony — The Winter Sea
- Jia Zi (甲子) they feed you · branches in six-harmony — A Pine over the Spring
- Wu Zi (戊子) you feed them · branches in six-harmony — A Mountain Holding a Spring
- Ren Shen (壬申) stems combine — A Spring from a Rock
- Bing Zi (丙子) branches in six-harmony — The Sun on a Winter Night
Pillars to handle with care
- Gui Wei (癸未) stems clash · branches clash — Dew on Parched Earth
- Xin Wei (辛未) branches clash — A Gem in Dry Soil
- Gui Hai (癸亥) stems clash — Dew in the Deep Sea
One line to keep
Bring out what is in the storehouse. Your craft is worth more outside.
The six Yin Fire pillars
Birth date in, ten seconds out — computed with a precise Korean calendar, nothing stored.