Saju glossary

118 terms

12신살

twelve nicknames each branch gets, read from your birth year's animal

12운성

the twelve stages of your strength, from birth to rest

간여지동

the same force above and below in one pillar: a strong will, stubborn

건록

standing on your own: steady strength

건록격

self-made: you stand on your own feet

겁살

Robbery: sudden loss, something taken

겁재

a rival like you: competition, the urge to win

격국

the overall shape of the chart: how you go through life

공망

an empty spot: what is hard to hold on to

관대

putting on adult clothes: confidence

관살혼잡

several duties and bosses pull different ways

관성

work and rules; for a woman, her partner

극신강

you are very strong

극신약

you are very weak

년살

Peach Blossom: charm, popularity

대운

ten-year luck: the big tides that change every decade

도화

charm and popularity

득령

the season you were born in backs you

득세

the other characters of the chart back you

득지

the ground under you (your day's bottom character) backs you

망신살

Exposure: losing face, being laid bare

목욕

bathing and dressing up: charm, restlessness

묘

stored away: saving, holding on

무관

little rule or job energy: free, unbound

무비겁

few peers to lean on: you do things alone

무식상

slow to show talent and feelings

무인성

little help from elders: you learn on your own

무재

no money star in the chart itself; the years bring it

반안살

Saddle: rising standing, stability

반합

two bottom characters half-join into one force

배우자궁

your partner's place: your day's bottom character

배우자성

the force that stands for a partner (money for a man, work for a woman)

병

weakening: thoughtful, careful

비겁

friends and rivals: people like you

비겁과다

much of your own force: competitive, stubborn

비견

people on your level: friends, siblings, peers; your pride

사

stillness: deep thought, the inner life

사주팔자

the eight characters of your birth year, month, day and hour

살인상생

pressure turns into study and skill

삼합

three bottom characters join into a great force

상관

what you show the world: wit and words; you hate being boxed in

상관격

you live by wit and words: expressive, creative

상관제살

wit and words beat pressure

상관합살

wit wins rough people over

상극

forces holding each other down (wood→earth→water→fire→metal→wood)

상생

forces feeding each other (wood→fire→earth→metal→water→wood)

세운

the luck of a given year

쇠

strength settling: calm, experienced

시주

the pillar of your birth hour: children, later life

시지

the bottom character of your birth hour

식상

talent and expression

식신

what you make and enjoy: talent, good food, ease

식신격

you live by your craft: skill, comfort

식신제살

talent and ease keep pressure in check

신강

you are strong: you lead, and you can be stubborn

신살

nicknames for certain character pairings: one side of you, not a verdict

신약

you are on the weak side: you do best with help and good timing

양

nurtured: growing under care

양인

blade-like force: decisive; too much brings fights

양인격

blade-like strength: decisive, a fighter

역마

movement: travel, change, far places

역마살

Travelling Horse: movement, change, far roads

연간

the top character of your birth year

연주

the pillar of your birth year: family roots, childhood

연지

the bottom character of your birth year: your zodiac animal

오행

the five forces: wood, fire, earth, metal, water

용신

the force your chart needs most to stay balanced

원국

your birth chart itself, as opposed to what the years bring

원진

a needling bond: hurt feelings for no clear reason

월간

the top character of your birth month

월겁격

you grow through competition: independent, driven

월살

Moon Spirit: things held back, slow going

월주

the pillar of your birth month: parents and surroundings

월지

the bottom character of your birth month: your season

육합

bottom characters pair up: bonds, teamwork

육해살

Six Harms: small hindrances, minor ailments

인성

support from elders, study

일간

the top character of your birth day: you yourself

일주

the pillar of your birth day: you and your partner's place

일지

the bottom character of your birth day: your partner's place

장생

being born: beginnings, growth

장성살

General: leadership, a commanding streak

재살

Calamity: feeling hemmed in, gossip

재성

money; for a man, his partner

쟁합

two reach for the same thing: a torn heart

절

cut off: an end and a fresh start

정관

rules, a job, a good name; for a woman, a husband

정관격

rules and a good name: organisations, responsibility

정인

elders who look after you, study, papers

정인격

learning and care: study, good with papers

정재

steady income, the household; for a man, a wife

정재격

steady and careful with money: diligent, thrifty

제왕

the peak: at your strongest, in charge

중화

balanced: neither too strong nor too weak

지살

Earth Spirit: setting out, a new start

지장간

forces hidden inside a lower character: traits that show less

지지

the bottom characters of the pillars (the twelve animals)

천간

the top characters of the pillars (ten kinds)

천간충

top characters collide: plans and ideas clash

천간합

top characters join hands: attraction, agreement

천살

Heaven: what is beyond your control

천을귀인

a helper who turns up when things are hard

충

a head-on clash: change, moving

칠살격

you rise under pressure: grit and drive

태

conceived: a new plan forming

파

things that fall apart

편관

pressure and hard duties; for a woman, a lover

편관격

you rise under pressure: grit and drive

편인

unusual learning, intuition

편인격

an unusual mind: intuition, a niche field

편재

money you move around, big chances; for a man, a lover

편재격

money in motion: business, an active life

합

joining hands: attraction, teamwork

합살

people beside you soften pressure and quarrels

해

quiet interference: small grudges

형

friction that grinds you: conflict that also polishes

화개

depth in solitude: art, faith, study

화개살

Canopy: solitude, art, faith, study