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Bing 丙: Yang Fire, the sun
A name you can say out loud: what the Bing image describes, where it sits among the five elements, and how it compares with the other nine stems. Nothing to fill in.
At a glance. Bing (丙) is the Yang Fire stem, one of ten possible Day Masters. A Day Master is the stem of the day pillar, the reference point for describing a BaZi chart. The image describes tendencies, not outcomes, and it is not a reading of you. Last update: 2026-11-14.
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My Day Master is Bing
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What the Bing image describes
Bing is pictured as the sun: open, warm, visible to everyone at once. Teachers use the image so the stem is easy to remember. People use it to talk about tendencies such as:
- Warmth that reaches many people at once.
- Being visible: what it thinks tends to show.
- Lifting the mood of a room simply by arriving.
The stretch in the image: rest. Even the sun sets, and the image includes the evening.
These are tendencies the image is used to talk about. They are not a description of you, and they do not predict anything. A full chart has eight characters; the Day Master is one of them.
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Where Fire sits among the five elements
Choose a relation, or tap a circle on the wheel. Each one is a word BaZi uses to describe how the rest of a chart relates to the Day Master.
Solid: feeding cycle (生). Dashed: shaping cycle (克). Outlined: Fire.
Same element · Companions 比劫
Other Fire stems sit beside Bing as peers. In chart vocabulary this group is called Companions (比劫): people and pressures that are like you. It names a relationship, not a rival or a friend.
What it feeds · Output 食伤
Fire feeds Earth (火生土). In chart vocabulary, what the Day Master feeds is its Output (食伤): expression, making, saying. It describes a direction of energy, not talent or luck.
What it shapes · Wealth 财
Fire shapes Metal (火克金). In chart vocabulary, what the Day Master shapes is called Wealth (财): what it works on and manages. Despite the name, it is not a money forecast.
What shapes it · Officer 官杀
Water shapes Fire (水克火). In chart vocabulary, what shapes the Day Master is called Officer (官杀): rules, deadlines, responsibility. It describes structure, not punishment.
What feeds it · Resource 印
Wood feeds Fire (木生火). In chart vocabulary, what feeds the Day Master is called Resource (印): learning, support, rest. It is a kind of input, not a guarantee of help.
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Bing next to another Day Master
Pick a friend's stem, or one you are curious about, to see how the two elements relate in BaZi vocabulary.
丙 Bing and 甲 Jia (Yang Wood, the tall tree)
Wood feeds Fire (木生火): Jia's element flows toward Bing's. They have the same polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Jia page
丙 Bing and 乙 Yi (Yin Wood, the vine and the grass)
Wood feeds Fire (木生火): Yi's element flows toward Bing's. They have opposite polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Yi page
丙 Bing and 丁 Ding (Yin Fire, the lamp and the candle)
Both are Fire. Bing is Yang Fire and Ding is Yin Fire: the same element with opposite polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Ding page
丙 Bing and 戊 Wu (Yang Earth, the mountain)
Fire feeds Earth (火生土): Bing's element flows toward Wu's. They have the same polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Wu page
丙 Bing and 己 Ji (Yin Earth, the field)
Fire feeds Earth (火生土): Bing's element flows toward Ji's. They have opposite polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Ji page
丙 Bing and 庚 Geng (Yang Metal, the blade and the ore)
Fire shapes Metal (火克金): Bing's element acts on Geng's, the way an axe works wood or a dam holds water. They have the same polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Geng page
丙 Bing and 辛 Xin (Yin Metal, the jewel)
Fire shapes Metal (火克金): Bing's element acts on Xin's, the way an axe works wood or a dam holds water. They have opposite polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Xin page
丙 Bing and 壬 Ren (Yang Water, the river and the sea)
Water shapes Fire (水克火): Ren's element acts on Bing's. They have the same polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Ren page
丙 Bing and 癸 Gui (Yin Water, rain and mist)
Water shapes Fire (水克火): Gui's element acts on Bing's. They have opposite polarity. This is vocabulary for how two elements relate. It is not a compatibility score and says nothing about how two people will get on. Open the Gui page
Element relations describe structure. They are not a compatibility score.
Not sure Bing is yours?
Your Day Master is the top character of your day pillar. The free Element Check finds it in about a minute; it runs in your browser, and your birth date is not sent to us. For what a Day Master is, see What is a Day Master?; for all ten teaching images, see Day Master images.
Quick answers
- What is the Bing Day Master?
- Bing (丙) is the Yang Fire stem, one of the ten possible Day Masters in BaZi. It is taught with the image of the sun. Bing is pictured as the sun: open, warm, visible to everyone at once.
- Is a Bing Day Master a prediction?
- No. A Day Master is the reference point for describing the rest of a chart. The image describes tendencies people use it to talk about. It does not predict events, luck, health, money or relationships.
- How do I find my Day Master?
- Use the free Element Check. It runs in your browser in about a minute, and your birth date is not sent to us. This page asks for nothing and stores nothing.
The other nine Day Masters
- 甲 Jia · Yang Wood
- 乙 Yi · Yin Wood
- 丁 Ding · Yin Fire
- 戊 Wu · Yang Earth
- 己 Ji · Yin Earth
- 庚 Geng · Yang Metal
- 辛 Xin · Yin Metal
- 壬 Ren · Yang Water
- 癸 Gui · Yin Water
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