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Eastern Divination
Learn Bazi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, Liuyao, Yin–Yang, Five Phases, stems, branches, calendars, and hexagrams.
Eastern divination is not one system. Bazi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, Liuyao, and related traditions share vocabulary drawn from calendars, Yin–Yang, the Five Phases, stems, branches, and the Book of Changes, but they organize evidence differently.
Start with the shared foundations, then follow the charting and reading rules of one method before comparing schools.
东方术数并不是一个单一体系。八字、紫微斗数、六爻及相关传统共享历法、阴阳、五行、天干地支与《易经》等词汇，但组织证据的方式不同。
请先学习共同基础，再遵循一个体系的排盘与解读规则，之后才比较不同流派。
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Questions readers ask
Short answers to common starting-point questions in this desk.
Is Bazi the same as the Chinese zodiac?
No. The zodiac animal uses the birth year, while Bazi converts the year, month, day, and hour into four stem-branch pillars.
How are Bazi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, and Liuyao different?
Bazi and Zi Wei Dou Shu usually begin with birth data and construct different natal frameworks. Liuyao begins with a specific question and a primary and transformed hexagram.
Do all schools use the same rules?
No. Calendar conventions, chart settings, terminology, and interpretive priorities can differ. A careful reading states which rules it follows.
八字和生肖是一回事吗？
不是。生肖只使用出生年份，而八字会把年、月、日、时转换为四组干支。
八字、紫微斗数和六爻有什么区别？
八字与紫微斗数通常从出生信息建立不同的命盘框架；六爻则从一个具体问题出发，使用本卦与变卦。
所有流派都使用相同规则吗？
不是。历法约定、排盘设置、术语与解读重点都可能不同，严谨的解读应说明自己采用的规则。