命 · The 10 Types

Ten elements. One is you.

Every MingType is a Day Master — the element of the day you were born. Five elements, each in Yang and Yin. Tap any type to read its full profile.

Find out which one you are
Yang Wood

The Oak

Day Master · Yang Wood

Built to grow tall, terrible at bending.

In BaZi, 甲 (jiǎ) is Yang Wood — the great tree. It is the first of the ten stems: upward growth, structure, and the stubborn will to keep rising season after season. If you were born on a 甲 day, this is your Day Master — the element the whole rest of your chart revolves around.

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Yin Wood

The Vine

Day Master · Yin Wood

Soft-looking. Impossible to kill.

In BaZi, 乙 (yǐ) is Yin Wood — vines, grasses, flowers. Not the tree that fights the storm, but the green thing that bends flat under it and is upright again by morning. Born on a 乙 day, your Day Master is the system's quiet survivor.

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Yang Fire

The Sun

Day Master · Yang Fire

Walks in, lights the room, forgets to dim.

In BaZi, 丙 (bǐng) is Yang Fire — the sun itself. Not a flame you light, but the source everything else warms itself against. Born on a 丙 day, your Day Master is the chart's natural center of gravity.

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Yin Fire

The Lantern

Day Master · Yin Fire

Small flame. Sees in the dark.

In BaZi, 丁 (dīng) is Yin Fire — candlelight, the lamp, the star. The sun rules the day; 丁 rules the night. Born on a 丁 day, your Day Master is the light that works close-up: focused, warm, precise.

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Yang Earth

The Mountain

Day Master · Yang Earth

Immovable. That's the whole personality.

In BaZi, 戊 (wù) is Yang Earth — the mountain, the city wall, the dam. The element of holding: holding ground, holding weight, holding the line. Born on a 戊 day, your Day Master is the chart's load-bearing wall.

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Yin Earth

The Garden

Day Master · Yin Earth

Everything grows better because of you. Nobody notices the soil.

In BaZi, 己 (jǐ) is Yin Earth — the field, the garden soil. Not the mountain that holds, but the earth that feeds: fertile, receptive, endlessly productive. Born on a 己 day, your Day Master is the quiet engine of everyone else's growth.

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Yang Metal

The Blade

Day Master · Yang Metal

Decisive, loyal, and a little too honest.

In BaZi, 庚 (gēng) is Yang Metal — raw ore, the axe, the sword before polishing. The element of decision: cutting through, standing firm, keeping one's word. Born on a 庚 day, your Day Master is the chart's edge.

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Yin Metal

The Jewel

Day Master · Yin Metal

Refined, exacting, and aware of exactly how they look.

In BaZi, 辛 (xīn) is Yin Metal — gold leaf, the jewel, the finished blade. Metal after the forge: precise, polished, valuable. Born on a 辛 day, your Day Master is the chart's finishing touch — and it knows it.

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Yang Water

The Ocean

Day Master · Yang Water

Deep, restless, and impossible to contain.

In BaZi, 壬 (rén) is Yang Water — the ocean, the great river. Water at scale: momentum, depth, the long way around every obstacle. Born on a 壬 day, your Day Master is the chart's current — always moving, never blocked for long.

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Yin Water

The Mist

Day Master · Yin Water

Gentle, intuitive, and three steps ahead in silence.

In BaZi, 癸 (guǐ) is Yin Water — rain, dew, mist. The last of the ten stems: water in its subtlest form, the kind that gets everywhere without force. Born on a 癸 day, your Day Master is the chart's quiet intelligence.

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