Friend (比肩)

Friend (比肩) is the stem whose element is same element as the Day Master and same polarity. The name only describes a relation; it changes with the Day Master. Its core themes are self, peers, independence and equal partners.

Every Ten God belongs to one of five families: companions, output, wealth, officer and resource. Friend (比肩) is in the companion family together with Rob Wealth (劫财); the two differ only by polarity.

• 甲甲 Jia Yang Wood甲 Jia
• 乙乙 Yi Yin Wood乙 Yi
• 丙丙 Bing Yang Fire丙 Bing
• 丁丁 Ding Yin Fire丁 Ding
• 戊戊 Wu Yang Earth戊 Wu
• 己己 Ji Yin Earth己 Ji
• 庚庚 Geng Yang Metal庚 Geng
• 辛辛 Xin Yin Metal辛 Xin
• 壬壬 Ren Yang Water壬 Ren
• 癸癸 Gui Yin Water癸 Gui

Hidden stems count too: if a branch in your chart stores that stem, the theme is present in a quieter, background form.

• Constructive: self-reliance, team spirit among equals, the stamina to keep going.
• In excess or poorly balanced: stubbornness, competition for the same resources, difficulty accepting guidance.

Which expression applies depends on balance: a Ten God that supplies what the Day Master lacks is usually read constructively; one that piles onto an already heavy side is read as excess.

BaZi is a traditional cultural system. This page explains how the symbols are defined and read; it does not make scientific claims or predictions about your health, money or relationships.

The Ten Gods follow the same generating and controlling cycles as the five elements, which lets you trace how one theme feeds or restrains another.

Same-polarity relations (偏) are traditionally read as more forceful or irregular, opposite-polarity relations (正) as more balanced or conventional. This is a tendency, not a rule about outcomes.

1. Calculate your chart in the BaZi calculator.
2. Each pillar card shows the Ten God of its stem above the character; Friend (比肩) is labelled directly.
3. Open "Hidden stems" under each branch to see hidden Ten Gods.
4. The Ten Gods table totals visible and hidden appearances separately.

A Ten God does not have to be in the natal chart to matter. When a luck pillar or annual pillar brings Friend (比肩), its themes — self, peers, independence and equal partners — come forward for that period. The calculator labels the Ten God of every luck pillar and of the annual pillar you select.

• If the natal chart lacks Friend (比肩), a period that brings it is often read as introducing that theme.
• If the natal chart already has plenty, the same period can tip it into excess.
• Combinations or clashes between the incoming stem and natal stems modify how strongly it acts.

• Where in your life do the themes of self, peers, independence and equal partners show up most clearly?
• When does it feel constructive (self-reliance, team spirit among equals, the stamina to keep going) and when does it tip into stubbornness, competition for the same resources, difficulty accepting guidance?
• How does Rob Wealth (劫财) — the same family with opposite polarity — compare in your experience?

BaZi is a traditional cultural system. This page explains how the symbols are defined and read; it does not make scientific claims or predictions about your health, money or relationships.

It is not automatically "bad for money"; whether peers compete for or share wealth depends on the whole chart.

Ten God names come from classical Chinese and sound dramatic in translation. Read them as labels of relations, then look at balance and the luck pillars before drawing any conclusion.