As the saying goes, "A harmonious family brings prosperity to all things." Having a happy and complete family brings joy to both men and women, making them more motivated in their work and more likely to succeed. So, how does the Eight Characters (Ba Zi) astrology interpret marriage? Everyone has their own birth time and date, and the Eight Characters play an important role in marital compatibility. Let's learn more about the compatibility of Eight Characters in marriage together.

How does Ba Zi astrology analyze marriage:

First, the five elements of both people's Eight Characters should complement each other
  No matter which method is used for marriage, the favorable elements (Xu Shen) in the four pillars of both husband and wife must be each other's favorables, and absolutely avoid being each other's enemies or obstacles. For example, if a man's Eight Characters have excessive wood and less metal, he favors earth and metal. If he is matched with a woman whose Eight Characters have excessive metal and earth, who favors wood, then they can mutually complement, adjust, transform, and compensate, balancing the yin and yang elements in both sets of Four Pillars. Therefore, the couple's energy flows smoothly, leading to wealth, children, and career success, living together until old age. However, if a man's Eight Characters have weak metal and excessive fire, favoring metal and water, but he is matched with a woman who has strong fire and little metal, or if a woman's Eight Characters have weak earth and strong wood, favoring earth and metal, but she is matched with a man who has strong wood and weak earth, then the adjustment will not work, leading to harm and causing family problems, marital conflicts, and hardship.
Second, the Ten Gods of both people's Eight Characters should complement each other
  If one person's Eight Characters have weak money (Cai) as the key element, it is necessary to find someone with strong money as the key element to match. If one person's Eight Characters have excessive killing (Sha) as the obstacle, it is necessary to find someone with strong sibling (Bi Jie) or strong mother (Yin) to match. If one person's Eight Characters have excessive money as the obstacle, it is necessary to find someone with strong sibling or strong mother to match. If a man's Eight Characters have excessive siblings, it may harm the money and wife elements, leading to the possibility of harming his wife. In this case, it is better to choose a woman with excessive伤食 (Shang Shi). Conversely, if a woman's Eight Characters have excessive Shang Shi, it may harm the official (Guan) and husband elements, leading to the possibility of harming her husband. In this case, it is better to choose a man with excessive siblings. This so-called "hard matching" method can help harmonize and turn misfortune into good fortune. Other Ten Gods can be analyzed similarly.
Third, the fate of both people's Eight Characters should be synchronized
  Not only should the overall fate of the couple be the same, but also the fate in each year should be the same. Therefore, from the man's Eight Characters, we can see the wife's fate, and from the woman's Eight Characters, we can see the husband's fate, and both should be in sync. For example, a woman who has lost her husband and remarried cannot be matched with a man who can live together until old age. Similarly, a rich and powerful man cannot marry a woman who is poor and humble. Therefore, from a woman's Eight Characters, we can determine the degree of wealth or poverty of her husband. When she chooses a partner, she will unconsciously choose someone who matches the level of wealth or poverty determined by her own Eight Characters. If they do not match, they cannot get together, which is the fundamental reason why many young couples break up during their relationship. In life, we often hear women complaining that their husbands are unable to make a lot of money. What they don't realize is that they themselves may be hardworking but unable to enjoy their husband's blessings. If the husband really becomes wealthy, she might end up divorcing him because she cannot enjoy his blessings. This is the reason why those with different fates cannot become partners.
Fourth, the strength and balance of the day pillar should be moderate
  The best way to match the strength of the day pillar is for both people's Eight Characters to be balanced. The second best is for the man's Eight Characters to be slightly strong and the woman's slightly weak, or vice versa. The worst way is for the woman's Eight Characters to be very strong and the man's very weak, or vice versa.
Fifth, the combination of the day pillar's heavenly stem and earthly branch should be appropriate
  In Ba Zi astrology, the combination of the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the day pillar is an important basis for analyzing marriage. The day stem represents the self, while the day branch represents the spouse's palace (the husband's or wife's palace). The combination of the day stem and day branch reflects the relationship between the two. One of the most important aspects of marital compatibility is the appropriate combination of the day stems and branches of both people.
  If the day stems of both men and women combine and transform into a favorable element, the opportunity for marriage is the greatest, and the couple usually lives in harmony, which is admirable. For example, a person born on Jia day combines with someone born on Ji day, or a person born on Yi day combines with someone born on Geng day, or a person born on Bing day combines with someone born on Xin day, or a person born on Ding day combines with someone born on Ren day, or a person born on Wu day combines with someone born on Gui day. These combinations represent a harmonious relationship between Yin and Yang, forming a happy couple.
  For a man, the day branch represents the wife's palace, and for a woman, the day branch represents the husband's palace. If these two can complement each other without mutual conflict, injury, or transformation into an unfavorable element, it is considered a good match. If they transform into a favorable element, it is even better. If the day branches of both people clash, but there is another element that can resolve the clash, it can turn danger into safety.
Sixth, avoid mutual clashes in the Eight Characters
  It is strictly forbidden for the Four Pillars of the Two People's Eight Characters to clash with each other. For example, the heavenly stems clash such as Jia clashing with Wu, Yi clashing with Ji, Bing clashing with Geng, Ding clashing with Xin, Wu clashing with Ren, Ji clashing with Gui, Geng clashing with Jia, Xin clashing with Yi, Ren clashing with Bing, and Gui clashing with Ding. The earthly branches also clash such as Zi and Wu, Chou and Wei, Yin and Shen, Mao and You, Chen and Xu, Si and Hai. If the heavenly stems and earthly branches clash simultaneously, it is even more detrimental to marriage. For instance, the clash between Metal Tiger (Geng Yin) and Wood Monkey (Jia Shen) or the clash between Wood Rooster (Yi You) and Earth Rabbit (Yi Mao) indicates unstable and unsmooth marriages. The reason is that the Five Elements energies of the two people's Eight Characters clash, making it difficult for them to get along, which is the main cause of separation and even death.
Seventh, the zodiac signs should be compatible
  The zodiac sign pairing method has been passed down since ancient times and continues to this day. Although this method has certain limitations, the accuracy of the compatibility of the two people's Eight Characters should be based on a comprehensive analysis of their birth years, months, days, and hours. The zodiac pairing method takes only one aspect of the Eight Characters, mainly for convenience in memory and transmission among the people. From the perspective of Ba Zi astrology, modern zodiac marriage compatibility is vastly different.

Ba Zi Marriage Compatibility:

Step One: Compatibility of the Eight Characters
When calculating the marriage destiny through the Eight Characters, the first step is to write the Eight Characters of both the man and the woman on a Geng Tie (marriage certificate), exchange them, and "Eight Characters" refer to the stems and branches of the year, month, day, and hour of birth. The woman needs to check whether the Eight Characters match and whether there are any clashes. The man's task is to "press the certificate," placing the woman's Geng Tie under the incense burner in front of the stove. If no bad events occur within three days, he can ask a fortune teller to calculate the compatibility and determine whether they are suitable for marriage.
Step Two: Zodiac Compatibility
In addition to calculating the marriage destiny through the Eight Characters, it is also necessary to consider the zodiac signs. Check whether the two people's zodiac signs are compatible. The twelve zodiac signs include Rat (Zi), Ox (Chou), Tiger (Yin), Rabbit (Mao), Dragon (Chen), Snake (Si), Horse (Wu), Sheep (Wei), Monkey (Shen), Rooster (You), Dog (Xu), and Pig (Hai). Among the twelve zodiac signs, some are compatible, while others are incompatible. It is important to note that Horses (Wu) should not be paired with Oxen (Chou), Sheep (Wei) should not be paired with the same zodiac sign, Snakes (Si) should not be paired with Tigers (Yin), and Roosters (You) should not be paired with Dogs (Xu). Dragons (Chen) should not be paired with Rabbits (Mao), and Pigs (Hai) should not be paired with Monkeys (Shen). Of course, this is not always the case, and some situations require analysis based on the Eight Characters.
Step Three: Five Element Compatibility
If the zodiac signs are compatible, it is also necessary to check whether the zodiac signs are incompatible. This involves the Five Elements. Calculating the marriage destiny through the Eight Characters requires analyzing the Five Elements, checking for missing elements, complementarity, and incompatibility. The Five Elements generate each other: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, and Water generates Wood. The Five Elements also clash: Wood clashes with Earth, Earth clashes with Water, Water clashes with Fire, Fire clashes with Metal, and Metal clashes with Wood. For example, if a man was born in the year of Jia Zi, he belongs to the Wood element, and if a woman was born in the year of Bing Chen, she belongs to the Fire element, and Wood generates Fire, so their elements are compatible and can form a marriage. If a man was born in the year of Wu Chen, he belongs to the Earth element, and a woman born in the year of Yi You belongs to the Wood element, and Wood clashes with Earth, making it a prohibited case.

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