The official (kill) in the eight characters represents authority, power, and management ability. The stronger the official or kill in the eight characters, the stronger this ability is. For the official or kill to be strong, they must be in season, receive support, have timing, and be in favorable positions. If the official or kill is too strong, it is also not good. Therefore, the day master (the core element of the chart) must be strong, because only a strong day master can prevent the official or kill from becoming a burden, which means being able to hold an official position. If the official or kill is too strong but the day master is too weak, the official or kill will not be useful but instead will suppress the day master. This often leads to being oppressed and attacked by superiors and authorities, making it difficult to hold an official position, often resulting in official troubles. Therefore, to become an "official," the first thing to do is to ensure that the body and the official are balanced, or people whose life journey can achieve a basic balance between the body and the official.

People with stronger official stars naturally have more power. Therefore, the official star cannot be separated from the wealth star, because the wealth star can support the official star, which is called having a source for the official star.
People without a source for the official star are called "lonely officials." Even if the official star is strong, it is difficult to become a high-ranking official. It's also hard to hold office, as there may be no foundation or the foundation may not be solid. Mainly, there is a lack of support from the masses and subordinates, and one's own strength is insufficient. At the same time, if the official star is restrained by the伤官 (harmful official), it is best not to have both the official star and the harmful official present in the heavenly stems or earthly branches. Therefore, the wealth star is needed to resolve the restraint of the harmful official on the official star and to support the official star.
If the wealth star and the official star are closely connected, and the harmful official and the wealth star are also closely connected, the official star will have continuous driving force, and the career path will be much smoother. Of course, if this official star can also be combined with the day master or the day branch, it will be even easier to hold an official position. (Fortune-telling)

In the eight characters, the print star (yin) represents belonging, indicating things that belong to you. Therefore, for someone who wants to be an official, it is also necessary to see whether this official position belongs to you. Hence, the print star should be paired with the official star. People without a print star in their eight characters find it difficult to hold an official position, and even if they have one, it is a nominal post without real power. Also, they cannot hold a high-ranking position because the print star also represents a patron. People without a patron in the official world find it difficult to "grow" or rise.
Therefore, people who can hold an official position usually have a combination of the wealth star, the official star, and the print star in their eight characters. Among these, one serves as the key element, and when the combination and matching are good, people whose life journey supports the weaker element will naturally have the qualifications to become an "official," even possibly laying the foundation to become a high-ranking official. However, those with poor life journeys may not succeed in the official world or can only hold a small office.
Clearly, power can be large or small. Those with greater power need to manage and control a broader scope, and their power must be recognized and accepted by the public and society. Only then will the exercise of power have public influence. Therefore, the official and print stars need to be prominent in the chart. Only when the official and print stars are prominent can others know that you possess such power and ability, and thus trust and obey you. At the same time, if the official is recognized at the social level, the power will have great influence. If the official star is only in the earthly branches, others won't know about it, and you won't be respected when managing others, so you can only manage yourself or a small group or specific affairs, serving as an "official" in some way. If the official star is in the day branch, it indicates a person who is close to an official position. If the official star is in the heavenly stem but floating, it still isn't sufficient, and you can only hold a "nominal official" or "honorary position," etc.
At the same time, the size of power in the eight characters also relates to the chart's structure, combination, and the godly omens (shen sha) where the official star is seated. If the chart structure and combination are good, and the chart contains a general star (jiang xing), it indicates that the person may hold power. Generally speaking, if the official star sits on the general star, or the general star sits on the official star, it suggests that the person may become the main official, holding major power and being someone others listen to. If the wealth star sits on the general star, or the general star sits on the wealth star, it indicates that the person may control financial and economic power. If the seven killing star sits on the general star or the yang blade, or the general star sits on the seven killing star or the yang blade, it indicates that the person may hold power over life and death.