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Geng 庚: Yang Metal, the blade and the ore

A name you can say out loud: what the Geng 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. Geng (庚) is the Yang Metal 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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What the Geng image describes

Geng is pictured as raw metal or an axe: direct, strongest when tempered. Teachers use the image so the stem is easy to remember. People use it to talk about tendencies such as:

  • Clear edges: saying what it means.
  • Deciding, then cutting away the options it did not choose.
  • Getting stronger through pressure and heat, the way ore becomes steel.

The stretch in the image: being tempered. The image needs the forge as much as the edge.

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 Metal 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.

Five elements around Geng (Metal)木Wood火Fire土Earth金Metal水Water

Solid: feeding cycle (生). Dashed: shaping cycle (克). Outlined: Metal.

  • Same element · Companions 比劫

    Other Metal stems sit beside Geng 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

    Metal feeds Water (金生水). 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

    Metal shapes Wood (金克木). 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

    Fire shapes Metal (火克金). 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

    Earth feeds Metal (土生金). 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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Geng 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.

  • 庚 Geng and 甲 Jia (Yang Wood, the tall tree)

    Metal shapes Wood (金克木): Geng's element acts on Jia'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 Jia page

  • 庚 Geng and 乙 Yi (Yin Wood, the vine and the grass)

    Metal shapes Wood (金克木): Geng's element acts on Yi'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 Yi page

  • 庚 Geng and 丙 Bing (Yang Fire, the sun)

    Fire shapes Metal (火克金): Bing's element acts on Geng'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 Bing page

  • 庚 Geng and 丁 Ding (Yin Fire, the lamp and the candle)

    Fire shapes Metal (火克金): Ding's element acts on Geng'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 Ding page

  • 庚 Geng and 戊 Wu (Yang Earth, the mountain)

    Earth feeds Metal (土生金): Wu's element flows toward Geng'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

  • 庚 Geng and 己 Ji (Yin Earth, the field)

    Earth feeds Metal (土生金): Ji's element flows toward Geng'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

  • 庚 Geng and 辛 Xin (Yin Metal, the jewel)

    Both are Metal. Geng is Yang Metal and Xin is Yin Metal: 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 Xin page

  • 庚 Geng and 壬 Ren (Yang Water, the river and the sea)

    Metal feeds Water (金生水): Geng's element flows toward Ren'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

  • 庚 Geng and 癸 Gui (Yin Water, rain and mist)

    Metal feeds Water (金生水): Geng's element flows toward Gui'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 Geng 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.

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Quick answers

What is the Geng Day Master?
Geng (庚) is the Yang Metal stem, one of the ten possible Day Masters in BaZi. It is taught with the image of the blade and the ore. Geng is pictured as raw metal or an axe: direct, strongest when tempered.
Is a Geng 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

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