LESSON P12 / 15 OF 20
Stem combinations
Stem combinations tie two characters together, and tied force does not act as before.
Original app lesson · freely available here
Which stems combine
Jia–Ji, Yi–Geng, Bing–Xin, Ding–Ren, Wu–Gui. Think of two people holding hands.
Neither acts as freely alone; each holds part of the other’s attention.
What it means for a person
A combination often shows as being automatically drawn to a type of person or situation. It can be support or entanglement.
If your Day Master combines with something, that area is hard to stay detached from.
Do not over-read it
A combination is not luck, marriage or money. It only says two forces hold each other.
As a beginner, note “I lose detachment here” and move on.
A combination ties, it does not bless. Note where you lose detachment.
CHECK YOURSELF
Try the lesson questions
No score. An incorrect first answer enters your review book.
What does a stem combination most accurately mean?
Combination is attraction, not fortune. Each holds the other’s attention.
As a beginner, what should you do with a combination?
Note the phenomenon; add detail once the basics are solid.
Sources and further reading
- San Ming Tong Hui · Volume 2Chapters on polarity, combinations and clashes. Facsimile collation remains an editorial task.
- Lesson cases and conventions7 January 2000, Taipei, 10:30 / 11:30 / 12:00, civil time. Replayed with a fixed calculation version; not independently validated against an almanac.
- lunar-javascript · Adopted calculation dataVersion 1.7.7 used for replayed cases and correspondence-table checks. Algorithm agreement is not textual collation.
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