Geng Metal Day Master (庚)
Geng Metal (庚) is the yang Metal Day Master in BaZi, pictured as the Sword: decisive, loyal, direct to the point of bluntness.
| Stem | 庚 (Geng), stem 7 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Element | Metal, yang |
| Archetype | The Sword |
| Fed by | Earth |
| Feeds | Water |
| Masters | Wood |
| Mastered by | Fire |
| Combines with | 乙 (stem combination) |
| Rooted in branches | 巳 (residual qi), 申 (main qi) |
| Element color | white & gold |
| Peak season | autumn |
The Geng Metal character
Decisive, loyal, direct to the point of bluntness. You cut through noise and stand by your word. These are traditional images, not rules: the rest of the chart (season, roots, the other stems) decides how much of this shows.
How the other stems appear to Geng Metal
In BaZi each stem plays one of ten roles for the Day Master. This table is computed for 庚:
| Stem | Ten god | In plain English |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia (Wood) | 偏財 | Windfall Wealth |
| 乙 Yi (Wood) | 正財 | Steady Wealth |
| 丙 Bing (Fire) | 七殺 | Challenger |
| 丁 Ding (Fire) | 正官 | Authority |
| 戊 Wu (Earth) | 偏印 | Mystic |
| 己 Ji (Earth) | 正印 | Nurturer |
| 庚 Geng (Metal) | 比肩 | Peer |
| 辛 Xin (Metal) | 劫財 | Rival |
| 壬 Ren (Water) | 食神 | Artist |
| 癸 Gui (Water) | 傷官 | Maverick |
Geng Metal in 2027
The 2027 year pillar is 丁未. For a 庚 Day Master the year stem 丁 is 正官 (Authority) and the main qi of 未, 己 Earth, is 正印 (Nurturer). Whether that helps depends on your chart's strength; Your 2027 works it out month by month. 庚 days come every ten days; in February 2027 they fall on Feb 10 and Feb 20.
Strong and weak Geng Metal
A 庚 Day Master is strong when the chart has plenty of Metal and Earth (which feeds it), especially if born in autumn. Then Water (its output), Wood (its wealth) and Fire (its discipline) bring balance. It is weak when Water, Wood and Fire dominate; then Earth and fellow Metal help most. Our profile scores this from 0 to 100 rather than guessing.
Geng Metal and the other stems
庚 combines with 乙, a pairing read as attraction or partnership. 丙 (same polarity, Fire) presses 庚 directly, and 庚 presses 甲 (Wood) in turn. These stem relations matter in compatibility readings and when a year's stem meets your chart.
Traditional associations
Metal is linked with decisiveness, standards, justice and the west; in classical images it is the axe and sword (yang) or jewellery and fine metal (yin). Its color is white & gold, and on askjoss its guardian is Pixiu (The Wealth Keeper), our storytelling layer for the Metal element.
How askjoss computes it
Your Day Master is the stem of your day pillar after the true-solar-time correction. Its strength is scored from the season, roots in the branches and supporting stems; we then choose favorable elements by simplified strength-balance rules. Full notes, including every simplification, are on How we calculate.
Common misconceptions
- "Every Geng Metal person is the same." One tenth of people share each Day Master; the season and the other seven characters change the picture a lot.
- "Metal is always my lucky element." A strong Metal chart often needs the element that drains or channels it, not more of the same.
Sources
- 《滴天髓》, 十干論: the classical verse on 庚.
- 《淵海子平》: day-stem method and ten-god relations.
All ten: 甲 · 乙 · 丙 · 丁 · 戊 · 己 · 庚 · 辛 · 壬 · 癸 · Day Master overview
Frequently asked questions
What element is Geng Metal?
庚 is yang Metal, the 7th of the ten heavenly stems.
What is Geng Metal's best element?
It depends on the chart. A weak 庚 usually welcomes Earth (which feeds it) or Metal; a strong one usually welcomes Water, Wood or Fire.
Which stem combines with 庚?
乙. Stem combinations (天干五合) pair 庚 with 乙 and are read as attraction or partnership in a chart.
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