What are the 'Ten Gods' (十神) in BaZi reading?
八字命理中的“十神”指的是什么？
The Ten Gods are ten symbolic relationship categories derived from the interactions between your Day Master and the other Heavenly Stems in your chart. Despite the name, they have nothing to do with religion; they are terms representing social aspects, behaviors, and career archetypes.
They are classified into five pairs: Companion (Friend / Rob Wealth), Output (Eating God / Hurting Officer), Wealth (Direct Wealth / Indirect Wealth), Influence (Direct Officer / Seven Killings), and Resource (Direct Resource / Indirect Resource).
For example, a chart high in 'Hurting Officer' (伤官) represents an individual who is highly expressive, creative, rebellious, and a natural performer. A chart dominated by 'Direct Officer' (正官) represents someone who values structure, respect, stability, and works exceptionally well in corporate hierarchies or civil service.
所谓“十神”，是指通过您日主的天干与命盘中其他天干地支之间生克关系，推导出来的十种带有象征意义的社会、行为和心理角色。尽管带有“神”字，它与宗教信仰毫无关系，而是代表着社会层面、行为模式及职业原型的学术名词。
十神分为五大类双生组合：比劫（比肩/劫财——代表同辈、人脉）、食伤（食神/伤官——代表才华、表达）、财星（正财/偏财——代表掌控、物质财富）、官杀（正官/七杀——代表事业、名誉、自律/压力）以及印星（正印/偏印——代表资源、思想、贵人与学习）。
例如，一个命盘中“伤官”很旺的人，往往极具才华、表现欲强、天生具有反叛精神和艺术气质；而“正官”占主导地位的人，则通常非常注重规则、名誉与稳健，能在企业管理层或公职体系中如鱼得水。