Gui Water Day Master (癸)
Gui Water (癸) is the yin Water Day Master in BaZi, pictured as the Rain: intuitive, gentle, quietly influential.
| Stem | 癸 (Gui), stem 10 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Element | Water, yin |
| Archetype | The Rain |
| Fed by | Metal |
| Feeds | Wood |
| Masters | Fire |
| Mastered by | Earth |
| Combines with | 戊 (stem combination) |
| Rooted in branches | 子 (main qi), 丑 (middle qi), 辰 (residual qi) |
| Element color | deep blue |
| Peak season | winter |
The Gui Water character
Intuitive, gentle, quietly influential. You nourish slowly and change things from the inside. 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 Gui Water
In BaZi each stem plays one of ten roles for the Day Master. This table is computed for 癸:
| Stem | Ten god | In plain English |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia (Wood) | 傷官 | Maverick |
| 乙 Yi (Wood) | 食神 | Artist |
| 丙 Bing (Fire) | 正財 | Steady Wealth |
| 丁 Ding (Fire) | 偏財 | Windfall Wealth |
| 戊 Wu (Earth) | 正官 | Authority |
| 己 Ji (Earth) | 七殺 | Challenger |
| 庚 Geng (Metal) | 正印 | Nurturer |
| 辛 Xin (Metal) | 偏印 | Mystic |
| 壬 Ren (Water) | 劫財 | Rival |
| 癸 Gui (Water) | 比肩 | Peer |
Gui Water in 2027
The 2027 year pillar is 丁未. For a 癸 Day Master the year stem 丁 is 偏財 (Windfall Wealth) and the main qi of 未, 己 Earth, is 七殺 (Challenger). Whether that helps depends on your chart's strength; Your 2027 works it out month by month. 癸 days come every ten days; in February 2027 they fall on Feb 3, Feb 13 and Feb 23.
Strong and weak Gui Water
A 癸 Day Master is strong when the chart has plenty of Water and Metal (which feeds it), especially if born in winter. Then Wood (its output), Fire (its wealth) and Earth (its discipline) bring balance. It is weak when Wood, Fire and Earth dominate; then Metal and fellow Water help most. Our profile scores this from 0 to 100 rather than guessing.
Gui Water and the other stems
癸 combines with 戊, a pairing read as attraction or partnership. 己 (same polarity, Earth) presses 癸 directly, and 癸 presses 丁 (Fire) in turn. These stem relations matter in compatibility readings and when a year's stem meets your chart.
Traditional associations
Water is linked with intelligence, movement, adaptability and the north; in classical images it is the river and sea (yang) or rain and dew (yin). Its color is deep blue, and on askjoss its guardian is Mandarin Ducks (The Faithful Pair), our storytelling layer for the Water 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 Gui Water person is the same." One tenth of people share each Day Master; the season and the other seven characters change the picture a lot.
- "Water is always my lucky element." A strong Water chart often needs the element that channels it, not more of the same.
Sources
- 《滴天髓》, 十干論: the classical verse on 癸.
- 《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 Gui Water?
癸 is yin Water, the 10th of the ten heavenly stems.
What is Gui Water's best element?
It depends on the chart. A weak 癸 usually welcomes Metal (which feeds it) or Water; a strong one usually welcomes Wood, Fire or Earth.
Which stem combines with 癸?
戊. Stem combinations (天干五合) pair 癸 with 戊 and are read as attraction or partnership in a chart.
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