10 Day Master Quick Glance Edition

The importance for any BaZi learner to learn and understand about their Day Master to identify the basic nature and character. In short, it is “Who You Are” aspect of your life and it is possible for people with the same Day Master to share the same distinguish quality, characteristic or personalities.

Earlier, i have described all 10 Day Masters and both the Yin and Yang aspect of the 5 Elements of Chinese Metaphysics: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. This is the resultant of 10 stems in total which can denotes your fundamental traits, qualities, talents, personalities, strengths and weaknesses in terms of character, career, relationships and wealth.

Here is a quick summarise of all the 10 Day Master:

甲 JIA – YANG WOOD 

Visual Representation: Think huge, towering trees in the forest. 

Characteristic: : Steady, accountable, dependable, principled, persevering.

Positive: Charming, Sociable, Straightforward, Persevering, Independent, Steady, Dependable, Principled, Determined, Productive, Strong, Accountable 

Negative: Self-interested, Calculative, Competitive, Jealous and suspicious, No overt display of feelings, Defensive, Tactless, Conservative, Inflexible, Resistant to change, Stubborn, Rigid 

乙 YI – YIN WOOD 

Visual Representation: Foliage, creepers and flowers.

Characteristic: Flexible, creative, intelligent, adaptive, survivor.


Positive: Adaptive, Flexible, Creative, Intelligent, People person, Survivalist, Swift-thinking, Problem solver, Articulate 

Negative: Fickle-minded, Non-committal, Emotional, Inconsistent, Cunning, Greedy, Vindictive, Controlling, Overly dependent of others 

丙 BING – YANG FIRE

Visual Representation:  The fiery orb that is the sun. 

Characteristic:  Generous, vivacious, sincere, noble, resilient. 

Positive:  Independent, Generous, Vivacious, Noble, Sincere, Passionate, Resilient, Warm, Friendly, Committed

Negative :  Proud, Egoistic, Distant, Easily bored, Loner, Jealous, Tendency to be taken advantage of 

丁 DING – YIN FIRE 

Visual Representation:  Candlelight or twinkling stars at night. 

Characteristic:  Meticulous, friendly, intelligent, team-worker, adaptive. 

Positive:  Meticulous, Good Motivator, Adaptive, Warm, Friendly, Intelligent 

Negative:  Fickle-minded, Temperamental, Overly dependent, Greedy, Needy, Sarcastic 

戊 WU – YANG EARTH 

Visual Representation: Mountains and boulders.
Characteristic: Solid, dependable, protective, loyal, trustworthy. 

Positive: Solid, Steady, Reliable, Trustworthy, Loyal, Protective, Sincere, Tough 

Negative: Stubborn, Inflexible, Procrastinator, Secretive, Slow, Insensitive, Inability to express feelings and thoughts well, Tendency to be lazy 

己 JI – YIN EARTH 

Visual Representation: Soft soil and sand.

Characteristic : Talented, nurturing, productive, resourceful, forgiving.

Positive: Nurturing, Kind-hearted, Resilient, Forgiving, Trustworthy, Optimistic, Resourceful, Sensitive to the feelings of others 

Negative: Inflexible, Slow, Procrastinator, Secretive, Insensitive, Inability to express feelings and thoughts well 

庚 GENG – YANG METAL 

Visual Representation: An axe or a mighty sword.

Characteristic: Altruistic, honest, diligent, decisive, competitive. 

Positive: Altruistic, Strong, Dependable, Principled, Honest, Tough, Competitive, Persevering, Decisive 

Negative: Inflexible, Hasty, Gullible, Rigid, Stubborn, Egoistic, Proud, Aggressive 

辛 Xin – Yin Metal 

Visual Representation: Bling (shiny jewelry) and polished ornaments.

Characteristic: Just, intelligent, creative, tough, value relationships.

Positive: Tough, Creative, Honest, Just, Intelligent, Competitive, Value relationships

Negative Proud, Jealous, Inflexible, Egoistic, Noisy, Difficult to handle, Overly sentimental 

壬 REN – YANG WATER 

Visual Representation: Vast oceans and roaring rapids.

Characteristic: Fast-thinker, action-oriented, quick learner, strong, mobile.

Positive: Adaptive, On-the-go, Strong, Adventurous, Intelligent, Action- oriented, Competitive

Negative: Forceful, Temperamental, Secretive, Fickle, Brash, Easily distracted, Rebellious, Overly emotional 

癸 GUI – YIN WATER

Visual Reference: Mist, dew and rain.

Characteristic: Good mentors, team-player, intuitive, creative, intelligent. 

Positive: Creative, Nurturing, Sensitive to the feelings of others, Intuitive, Intelligent 

Negative : Indecisive, Fickle, Easily distracted, Inconsistent, Overly sensitive, Temperamental, Paranoid