Jia Wood Day Master (甲)
Jia Wood (甲) is the yang Wood Day Master in BaZi, pictured as the Oak: upright, principled, built to grow slowly and stand for decades.
| Stem | 甲 (Jia), stem 1 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Element | Wood, yang |
| Archetype | The Oak |
| Fed by | Water |
| Feeds | Fire |
| Masters | Earth |
| Mastered by | Metal |
| Combines with | 己 (stem combination) |
| Rooted in branches | 寅 (main qi), 亥 (middle qi) |
| Element color | green |
| Peak season | spring |
The Jia Wood character
Upright, principled, built to grow slowly and stand for decades. You lead by example and bend only when you choose to. 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 Jia Wood
In BaZi each stem plays one of ten roles for the Day Master. This table is computed for 甲:
| Stem | Ten god | In plain English |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia (Wood) | 比肩 | Peer |
| 乙 Yi (Wood) | 劫財 | Rival |
| 丙 Bing (Fire) | 食神 | Artist |
| 丁 Ding (Fire) | 傷官 | Maverick |
| 戊 Wu (Earth) | 偏財 | Windfall Wealth |
| 己 Ji (Earth) | 正財 | Steady Wealth |
| 庚 Geng (Metal) | 七殺 | Challenger |
| 辛 Xin (Metal) | 正官 | Authority |
| 壬 Ren (Water) | 偏印 | Mystic |
| 癸 Gui (Water) | 正印 | Nurturer |
Jia Wood in 2027
The 2027 year pillar is 丁未. For a 甲 Day Master the year stem 丁 is 傷官 (Maverick) and the main qi of 未, 己 Earth, is 正財 (Steady Wealth). Whether that helps depends on your chart's strength; Your 2027 works it out month by month. 甲 days come every ten days; in February 2027 they fall on Feb 4, Feb 14 and Feb 24.
Strong and weak Jia Wood
A 甲 Day Master is strong when the chart has plenty of Wood and Water (which feeds it), especially if born in spring. Then Fire (its output), Earth (its wealth) and Metal (its discipline) bring balance. It is weak when Fire, Earth and Metal dominate; then Water and fellow Wood help most. Our profile scores this from 0 to 100 rather than guessing.
Jia Wood and the other stems
甲 combines with 己, a pairing read as attraction or partnership. 庚 (same polarity, Metal) presses 甲 directly, and 甲 presses 戊 (Earth) in turn. These stem relations matter in compatibility readings and when a year's stem meets your chart.
Traditional associations
Wood is linked with growth, planning, kindness and the east; in classical images it is the tree (yang) or the vine and grass (yin). Its color is green, and on askjoss its guardian is Qilin (The Gentle Protector), our storytelling layer for the Wood 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 Jia Wood person is the same." One tenth of people share each Day Master; the season and the other seven characters change the picture a lot.
- "Wood is always my lucky element." A strong Wood 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 甲.
- 《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 Jia Wood?
甲 is yang Wood, the 1st of the ten heavenly stems.
What is Jia Wood's best element?
It depends on the chart. A weak 甲 usually welcomes Water (which feeds it) or Wood; a strong one usually welcomes Fire, Earth or Metal.
Which stem combines with 甲?
己. Stem combinations (天干五合) pair 甲 with 己 and are read as attraction or partnership in a chart.
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