Eight characters play an important role in Han folk beliefs. The stems and branches of a year form a column of years, the stems and branches of a month form a column of months, the stems and branches of a day form a column of days, and the stems and branches of a year form a column of times. A total of four pillars, four stems and four branches, a total of eight words, so it is also called four pillars and eight characters. The forecast model of four-column incremental transportation exchange year is called split level; The four-column sun-moon method belongs to the four-column complete prediction technology and method.
China has used heavenly stems and earthly branches to accurately record years, months, days and hours since ancient times. It consists of eight branches (eight words in total).
Birthday pushing method:
Birthday plays an important role in Han folk beliefs, and ancient astrologers calculate people's fate accordingly. Monthly trunk and annual trunk branches refer to 1 chart and monthly table. If the annual stem is A or B, the stem in the first month of that year is C Yin; If the annual stem is B or G, the stem in the first month of that year is Wuyin; If the annual work is C or Xin, the work in the first month of that year is Geng Yin; If the annual stem is Ding or Ren, then the stem in the first month of that year is Ren Yin; If the year's work is the Reform Movement of 1898 or the year's work in the first month of that year is Jiayin.
If the Japanese stem is A or B, the Japanese stem is Jiazi; If the trunk of the day is B or G, the trunk of the day is C; If the Japanese stem is C or Xin, the Japanese stem is Wuzi; If the daily work is Ding or Ren, the daily work is Geng Zi; If a day's work is e or decyl, then a day's work is not nut.