Four Pillars and Eight Characters (Ba Zi)

四柱八字(Sìzhù Bāzì) - "Four Pillars and Eight Characters"

The Four Pillars and Eight Characters , known in Chinese as Ba Zi , is a traditional Chinese astrology and divination system. It is based on the analysis of the four pillars (year, month, day, and hour of birth) represented by the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches . Each pillar contains two characters (one stem and one branch), making a total of eight characters. This method is used to predict a person's fate, personality, and life tendencies.