The Four Pillars of Destiny is an ancient Chinese way of looking into a person's destiny based on their date of birth.

The thing is that the Eastern idea of ​​time is significantly different from the linear time of European man.

In the Chinese Bazi system, processes that take place over time are a cycle of 60 combinations and are called Jia-Tzu. All these 60 combinations of Chinese characters form the basis of the Thousand Year Almanac. These combinations consist of elements of Heavenly trunks and Earthly branches.

When drawing up a Bazi birth chart, you get a schematic interpretation of a person’s characteristics, however, without knowledge of the Bazi hieroglyphs, it is difficult to understand this diagram. For a beginner, there are two ways: contact a consultant or study this system.

Below we will look briefly at the Bazi hieroglyphs and their meaning.

Hieroglyphs in Bazi: 10 Heavenly Stems

№	Hieroglyphs	Season	Meaning	Description
1		Spring	Spruce	Jia – Yang Tree. The first character in Bazi is interpreted as the Yang element of the spring season. This time of year corresponds to a tree - a strong spruce. However, this Chinese character is depicted in various interpretations as an unopened bud, and in others as a deciduous tree. Jia refers to the eastern direction.
2		Spring	Bamboo	And – Yin Tree, the second sign of the spring season, corresponds to the quality of the Yin Tree - bamboo. The Chinese character Yi interprets the opened bud and carries the properties of this energy.
3		Summer	burning tree	Bin – Fire Yang, the third hieroglyph in Bazi corresponds to the element of Fire in the Yang manifestation and symbolizes burning wood, heat. In addition, this Chinese character represents south.
4		Summer	Lamp light	Tin – Yin Fire, fourth Chinese character in the Bazi system . Ting symbolizes the calm Yin energy of a candle or lamp flame. In addition, in the Chinese system, Bazi Ting is interpreted as an “insect sting”, or the image of a certain thorn.
5		Off-season	Rock	U - Earth YANG, fifth character in the Bazi system . This hieroglyph is interpreted as a rock, representing Yang energy in the off-season (since the earth has strength in the off-season: spring, summer, autumn, winter - the last month of each season). In addition, the character Wu in Bazi corresponds to the image of a beautiful, flowering plant.
6		Off-season	Plain	Ji - Earth Yin, the sixth character of the Bazi system, which symbolizes flat terrain and Yin energy . In addition, the character Ji is also equivalent to the character Zhong, which means “center.”
7		Autumn	Weapon	Gen – Metal Yang, the seventh character in Bazi is interpreted as a bladed weapon and represents Yang energy in the autumn season. Geng is the western part of the world. This Chinese character forms the image of harvesting from the earth, as well as a man with a bow and arrow.
8		Autumn	Boiler	Xin – Metal Yin, the eighth Chinese character in Bazi, interpreted as soft metal, symbolizes the image of the metal product of a pot . This hieroglyph carries Yin energy, creates an image of sadness and the approach of winter.
9		Winter	Wave	R en - Yang Water, The ninth character in Bazi, symbolizes the element of Water with Yang energy, is interpreted as a strong sea wave. Another meaning of this symbol is a burden that descends into the shallow depths of the world. This Chinese character also represents north.
10		Winter	Creek	Gui – Yin Water, the tenth Chinese character in the Bazi system of 10 Heavenly trunks. It symbolizes calm water, dew or streams of water - ink energy. In addition, the Hieroglyph Gui is interpreted as an image of female hormones, which are responsible for the possibility of conception, which occurs most favorably in the northern direction.

Hieroglyphs in Bazi: 12 Earthly Branches

№	Hieroglyphs	Name and animal of the 12 year cycle	Element and polarity	Description, characteristics of the animal
1		Tzu – Rat	Water Yang	Rat - initiative, goal-oriented nature, active, very hardworking, strives for hoarding and acquiring property, neat, meticulous and at the same time demanding. In addition, this animal has a sharp mind and is calculating.
2		Chow - Bull	Yin Earth	The bull is an animal that achieves its goal, has the qualities of patience, calmness, is not talkative, strives for its goal and is self-confident. They achieve everything through work, they are honest, reliable and principled.
3		Yin – Tiger	Yang tree	Tiger – tends to idealize the world, is very sensitive and loves entertainment. They are friendly by nature, but tend to be irritable; they are fighters for truth, quick-tempered and principled.
		Mao – Rabbit	Yin tree	Rabbit is a diplomat, an individualist by nature, naturally talented, insightful, attentive, loves freedom and ambitious. They are reserved and friendly, have an excellent sense of style and taste. They adapt to any situation, do not like to lose, are touchy and vindictive. Rabbits can keep secrets.
5		Cheng – Dragon	Earth Yang	The dragon usually enjoys excellent health by nature, is very energetic, quick-tempered, can be harsh and stubborn. Honesty, determination, emotionality are qualities that they value in others because they themselves possess them. You can rely on them. The dragon is a leader, always ready for competition. They are demanding both of themselves and of others.
6		Sy - Snake	Fire Yin	People born in the year of the snake are complex. They usually speak little, but are endowed with wisdom. They are characterized by vanity, stinginess, and determination. They know how to sympathize and help loved ones. They don't trust other people's opinions. They experience their failures hard. They are calm, restrained in emotions, and have a vindictive character. Schemers, two-faced, skeptics.
7		U - Horse	Fire Yang	Active, cheerful, smart, talkative, talented. They know how to handle finances. They are impulsive, can change their mind on the fly, and are not restrained. Self-confident, not indifferent to the opposite sex. They love entertainment, love to be in the center, and are open. They are independent and rarely listen to advice.
8		Wei – Goat	Yin Earth	Talented in the field of fine arts, eloquent, defend their opinions, choose a business to their liking, and have good taste. They are shy, pessimistic, soft, reasonable and friendly. Helpless in life, religious, indecisive. They have money and like to spend it. They value comfort, good tactics, and are stubborn.
9		Shen - Monkey	Metal Yang	Unreliable, contradictory, dexterous, smart, inventive, original. Monkeys solve complex problems with ease. They are easily distracted from their goal, and they can be persuaded. They know how to make decisions and have common sense. Monkeys read a lot, have good memory, and learn easily. Contemptuous of weakness and stupidity.
10		Yu - Rooster	Metal Yin	Thinking, talented, hardworking, dedicated people. Obligatory, pedantic, diligent, petty, have a high opinion of themselves. They are eccentric, confident in their own rightness, withdrawn, timid, sometimes lonely, but they give the impression of decisive people. They are not tactful, boastful, and quickly get irritated. They can do monotonous work.
11		Xu – Dog	Earth Yang	Loyal, honest, know how to keep secrets, attentive, caring, selfless, modest. At the same time, they are selfish, stubborn and eccentric. They strive for a rich lifestyle, they have money. They can be critical and have a sharp tongue. They choose friends carefully, but they can do a lot for friends. They value justice, fighter. Dogs are excellent leaders.
12		High – Pig	Yin Water	People are brave, capable of self-sacrifice, and sometimes go to extremes. Purposeful, strong, courageous, inquisitive natures. They don't leave friends in trouble. They are not talkative, but they read a lot. Attentive to loved ones. Everything is calm in their family; they don’t like long arguments. Honest, timid at heart. Spenders love comfort. They put things off until later.

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The entire space is permeated with invisible streams of energy. And knowledgeable Masters of different Feng Shui schools master various techniques with which you can enhance the life luck of a particular person. One of these techniques is the use of special activator symbols. And a graphic image of a hieroglyph may be suitable for the role of one of these activators. Moreover, it is permissible to use both purchased and independently created items with hieroglyphs.

According to a long-standing tradition, the inhabitants of the “Celestial Empire” express their aspirations and wishes in writing using special hieroglyphic symbols. In fact, to this day you can find panels, paintings, fans, etc. in modern homes, offices, and restaurants in China. with the image of hieroglyphs. These objects symbolize the desires of their owners, which they are trying to bring to life.

So, for example, if a person intends to find love or strengthen family relationships, he can hang a drawing with the hieroglyph of the same name on one of the walls in the house. Or wear the same hieroglyph around your neck in the form of a pendant. Or set a background image on the desktop of your computer or mobile device, etc. In this way, a person symbolically makes it clear to the Universe what exactly he wants from life at this particular moment in time! And depending on how strong their own luck in life is, some people realize their plans faster, others slower. Still others may not get what they want at all, especially if they have destroyed their Karma in every possible way with negative actions...

In addition, there is an opinion that people who have formulated and voiced their dreams have a greater chance of fulfilling their desires than those who only mentally think about it. If only because the people around you can help you achieve your goals if they know your secret dreams. But from the point of view of an Eastern person, everything is somewhat more complicated. Because everything depends solely on the perception of reality. And what may be a myth or legend for some people, others may perceive as undeniable historical facts!

If you are inspired by the described idea and decide to use hieroglyphs, you can set any of the hieroglyphs presented on the site as a picture for your Desktop (in fact, this is one of the goals of this project). Or you can try to print the image on a printer; or reproduce the hieroglyph manually on paper using a brush and paints. And hang the resulting drawing, charged with your own energy, on one of the walls of your apartment or office.

Setting a background image for your Desktop is quite simple. (1) First, you need to select a specific image by clicking on the thumbnail from the list. The selected hieroglyph picture should appear in the main (large) window at the top of the web page. Please note that it may take some time to download the image from the server; and the picture may not be updated immediately, but after a few seconds. (2) Next, you need to save the picture you like to your computer device, or set the background picture directly from the Internet Browser window. (3) For these purposes, you should right-click on the image with your computer mouse, or press and hold the image with your finger on the touch screen for several seconds. After this, a pop-up menu with a list of commands should appear on the display. Depending on the Browser version, the pop-up menu may differ from each other. But, as a rule, commands should appear in the proposed list " Save drawing as..." or " Set as background image". And then you can safely click on the desired command, having first made sure that there is enough free memory on the device to save the new drawing!

If you decide to first save the drawing to a computer device, you will have to open it manually on the device later. And by analogy with actions in the Browser, call up a pop-up menu with the right mouse button or finger on the touchpad. Most likely, among the commands that appear, a command like " Set as desktop background", by selecting (clicking) which you will set this image as the background for your screen.

Some versions of operating systems may not allow you to change the current wallpaper. In this case, you can try to save the drawing to your device and periodically open it for admiring in the image viewer! Or just sometimes visit the gallery of our website!

Consider simple Chinese characters: fire, water, sun and moon. We will also find out which hieroglyphs are considered “simple”.

Simple pictorial hieroglyphs for fire and water, as well as hieroglyphs for the sun and moon. Picture from a Chinese cartoon for children “36 characters”

Even in ancient times, the scientist Xu Shen analyzed more than 10 thousand characters of Chinese writing and compiled an explanatory dictionary “Explanation of simple and analysis of compound hieroglyphs.”

It is easy to discover that the very name of the ancient dictionary contains a division of hieroglyphs into two types: simple and compound.

So, let's imagine a few simple hieroglyphs, and then highlight the features by which they differ from compound hieroglyphs.

Simple hieroglyphs and their meanings

Hieroglyph "fire":

Look at the fire.

Fire of the fire. Landscape of Sweden. Photo from pixabay.com

In the hieroglyph “fire,” especially in the ancient one, the flames of a fire are clearly visible.

Ancient hieroglyph for fire. Image from zdic.net

And in the modern hieroglyph, chips from the fire appear, and, possibly, smoke on both sides of the fire.

The modern character for fire is written like this: 火. Pronunciation: huǒ/huo

Chinese character for fire

For centuries, the Chinese have created their writing according to the principle “what I see is what I write/draw.” When studying hieroglyphs, their secrets can be revealed, so it becomes easier and more entertaining.

Hieroglyph "water":

Look at the photo of the river tributary.

River tributary. Photo from meladan.livejournal.com

In the ancient hieroglyph, the water in the river seems to come to life, its bed and tributary to the left are clearly visible.

Ancient hieroglyph for "water". Image from zdic.net

Now the character is written like this: 水. Pronunciation: shuǐ

Chinese character for "water"

Hieroglyph "sun":

Look at the sun.

Sun and sunspots. Photo from solar.pp.ua

In the ancient hieroglyph “sun” the disk of the luminary is clearly depicted, and in the center, perhaps, its flash or spot is recorded.

Ancient hieroglyph for "sun". Image from zdic.net

Today the character is written like this: 日. Pronunciation: rì/zhy

Chinese character for "sun"

Hieroglyph "moon":

As always, look at the photo of the moon first.

Yellow Moon. Photo from zastavki.com

It is obvious that the ancient hieroglyph of the moon practically corresponds to its natural appearance in the growth phase.

Ancient hieroglyph for "moon". Image by zdic.net

The modern hieroglyph for the only satellite of the Earth has changed to this: 月. Pronunciation: yuè/yue

Chinese character "Moon"

The difference between simple hieroglyphs and compound ones

As you can see, the written signs presented above have integrity. For example, the hieroglyph moon contains recognizable pictorial features of only this object, and the hieroglyph fire has the features of only this phenomenon.

Those. simple hieroglyphs are those that do not contain other semantic elements.

Hieroglyph fire

As has long been known, hieroglyphs were created several thousand years ago. In ancient times, people used them to describe things and events that surrounded them. Scientists still find various kinds of pictures and signs carved into stones or scratched on ancient paper. Hieroglyph fire- not an exception.

If we consider this hieroglyph as an ancient sign, then one might think that this is an image of a panicking man with his hands raised, as if shouting: “Fire, help!” But in fact, the ancient Chinese did not strive for such an interpretation of this symbol. The hieroglyph depicts only a fire located at the bottom of the picture, and the lines on the sides are the escaping tongues of flame.

Since ancient times, people have known that playing with fire is dangerous. It can, just like warm you up in cold times, burn you, or even kill you completely if used incorrectly. Therefore, this symbol was treated with due respect and even with caution.

Despite the fact that the hieroglyph fire itself is not difficult to write, it has quite a lot of interpretations, both as a noun and as a verb. I looked in the dictionary and learned a lot of interesting things.

Let's look at some:

1) fire (or flame)

點個火 to light (light) a fire
在文火上 to do something using low heat
smoke
乞火 ask for fire
生火 to light a fire in the stove, to light the stove

2) fire (in ancient Chinese cosmogony it is used as an element; it corresponds to such signs as: summer, south, heart, red, competition, heat and others)

3) fire (shooting); firearm, fire

砲火 artillery fire
軍火 firearms supplies
開火 start shooting (or as we also say, open fire)

4) fire

一場大火 strong fire
天火 fire, like a natural disaster sent from the sky by angry Gods
救火 to put out the fire (fire)

5) hearth

把火搬出去 take out the brazier

6) moral state, internal indignation; ardor; anger, fire in the soul

不掛火 to control oneself, to be calm, not to pay attention

7) in astronomy used as a designation for the planet Mars

8) also used in medicine, denotes fever, high heat

9) 火车 - steam locomotive

10) 火山 - volcano

活火山 - active volcano

死火山 - extinct volcano

Basically, the fire hieroglyph is depicted as an inverted checkmark with two lines on the sides, but another image is also used, most often in complex hieroglyphs. It looks like four dots and is drawn at the bottom of the entire hieroglyph. For example, 热 is hot.

The cases where the hieroglyph fire is used as a noun are described above; now I’ll tell you about using it as a verb. Here the values ​​are, of course, much smaller:

1) burn, burn; expose something to fire

火其書 burned his books

Some people don't use fire to cook food

2) moral state in action: to be angry, to be angry, to rage, to flare up

Then he got angry and kicked them out with curses

An interesting fact is that the hieroglyph fire is rarely, but still used as a surname.

If we consider the hieroglyph fire as a symbol in Feng Shui, then, according to this teaching, it has enormous power and contains the largest amount of Yang energy. The energy of fire is characterized by power, the desire for superiority, assertiveness, even dominance. The amount of fire energy is regulated by color. To increase it use red color. Places where it is best to place the hieroglyph fire include fireplaces, images of the sun, its sunrise and sunset, as well as all interior items made of wool, leather and feathers.

The hieroglyph fire can have a bad effect on a person in cases where there is too much energy. On the one hand, it can help an insecure person increase their self-esteem, and on the other, lead to nervous and physical exhaustion, because people are constantly afraid of being late somewhere, always in a hurry, trying to do a large number of things, which ultimately leads to a loss of control over the situation.