Heavenly Stem 4 of 10
Ding丁
Yin fire. Tradition pictures a lamp or a candle.
- Element
- Fire
- Polarity
- Yin
- Direction
- South
- Season
- Summer
丁火柔中，內性昭融。抱乙而孝，合壬而忠。旺而不烈，衰而不窮，如有嫡母，可秋可冬。
Di Tian Sui
What it is
Ding is soft and centred, with a steady light inside. The verse says it does not blaze when strong and does not die out when weak.
In a chart
If this is the stem of your day pillar, it is your Day Master, and the rest of the chart is read against it.
Relations
丁 Ding combines with 壬 Ren, turning to Wood. It clashes with 癸 Gui.
Sources Di Tian Sui Chan Wei; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1.