The Zi Wei Dou Shu Glossary
95 terms, each in three renditions: plain Chinese, standard English, and Feynman-style plain English — because a term you can't explain simply isn't learned yet.
十四主星 The 14 Major Stars
帝星，天生领导者，最重尊严与掌控。
The boss star. Born to lead, hates being managed.
智慧星，善策划分析，脑子停不下来。
The brain star. Always planning three steps ahead.
光明星，主名声与付出，白天生更旺。
The spotlight star. Generous, public, runs on being seen.
财星，果断直接，靠行动赚钱。
The money-action star. Earns by doing, not talking.
福星，温和享乐，重生活质量。
The comfort star. Wants a good life, not a big battle.
次桃花，自律与欲望并存，政治手腕强。
The intensity star. Discipline and desire in one package.
库星，稳重保守，善守财积累。
The vault star. Saves, keeps, never gambles the stash.
月星，主田宅与积蓄，夜晚生更旺。
The quiet wealth star. Compounds while others sleep.
桃花星，多才多艺，欲望与魅力并存。
The appetite star. Charm, art, and wanting more.
口才星，善辩分析，言语易惹是非。
The mouth star. Wins arguments, starts them too.
印星，忠厚辅佐，最佳副手。
The right-hand star. Makes whoever it serves look good.
荫星，逢凶化吉，老成持重。
The grandpa star. Protects everyone, stands slightly apart.
将星，独立果决，宜闯荡开创。
The lone-wolf star. Acts first, asks later.
耗星，破旧立新，先破后立。
The demolition star. Breaks it, then builds it better.
辅星 Auxiliary Stars
贵人星，助力来自平辈与同僚。
The helpful colleague. Quiet support that shows up.
贵人星，助力常在不经意间。
The other helpful colleague. Backup you didn't ask for.
文星，主学业文书与考试运。
The study star. Exams, writing, credentials.
才星，主艺术才华与表达。
The talent star. Art, music, the soft skills.
贵人星，白天长辈贵人明助。
The daytime VIP. Senior help you can see.
贵人星，夜晚贵人暗助。
The nighttime VIP. Quiet help from behind.
禄星，主稳定俸禄与积蓄。
The salary star. Steady money that shows up on time.
动星，主迁移变动与动中求财。
The travel star. Money and luck through movement.
煞星，主刚强刑伤，冲劲带伤。
The knife star. Cuts obstacles, and sometimes fingers.
煞星，主拖延暗耗，磨砺中带滞。
The friction star. Slows you down, sharpens you up.
煞星，主突发与急躁，爆发力强。
The spark star. Sudden bangs — good or bad, fast.
煞星，主隐忧暗惊，绵绵之忧。
The alarm star. Quieter than fire, rings longer.
空星，主空想与落空，亦主创意。
The delete-key star. Things evaporate; ideas appear.
劫星，主破耗劫财，防失窃失算。
The pickpocket star. Watch your wallet and your plans.
四化 The Four Transformations
化禄=顺遂增益，该星所主之事得财得缘。
The green light. This star's thing comes easily.
化权=掌控进取，该星所主之事主动争取。
The steering wheel. This star grabs control.
化科=名声贵人，该星所主之事得名得誉。
The good-review star. Reputation and rescue.
化忌=执念阻碍，该星所主之事多费心力。
The sticky note. This star's thing needs attention, not panic.
宫位 The Palaces
自身性格与核心命格所在。
You. Your default settings.
中年后的人生重心所在宫。
You, after midlife. What grows with age.
兄弟姐妹与同辈、合伙人。
Your peer pack — siblings, then co-founders.
亲密关系的模式与互动。
Your relationship pattern, not a wedding date.
子女缘分，也主晚辈与作品。
Kids and creations. What you raise and make.
赚钱方式与理财习性。
Your money style — earning, leaking, keeping.
体质倾向与养生方向（非诊断）。
Your body's user manual, not a diagnosis.
外出发展、异地际遇与对外形象。
Out-there you. Luck away from home.
朋友下属与人脉助力。
Your network — who actually carries you.
事业方向与做事方式。
Your work instrument. How you do the job.
房产家宅与家庭积累。
Home and holdings. The family vault.
精神世界与幸福感受力。
Your inner room. Whether you can enjoy what you get.
父母长辈、上司与文书合约。
Parents, bosses, and paperwork.
基础概念 Core Concepts
本宫+对宫+两个三合宫，共四宫联动判读。
A palace's three best friends plus its rival across the table.
正对面的宫位，相互冲照影响。
The palace across the chart — your shadow side.
空宫无主星时借对宫星曜论事。
Empty palace? Read the one across from it.
星曜最旺状态，力量充分发挥。
The star had its coffee. Full power.
星曜最弱状态，优点难发挥。
The star is running on empty. Handle with care.
十年一运的人生阶段。
Your life's ten-year chapters.
以当年干支推演的一年运势。
This year's weather report over your map.
逐月运势推演。
The monthly zoom-in.
逐日运势推演。
The daily zoom-in. Today's mood on the map.
按虚岁推排的年度宫位。
The age-based yearly checkpoint.
由命宫地支定的命主星。
The star that manages your chart's theme.
由生年地支定的身主星。
The star that manages your later-life theme.
水木金土火五局，定大限起讫。
Your chart's element setting — sets the decade clock.
甲乙丙丁…十干，四化由此查表。
The ten-letter cycle that drives the four switches.
子丑寅卯…十二支，宫位地盘。
The twelve slots every palace sits on.
农历闰月，归属规则各派不同。
The lunar calendar's bonus month — schools split on handling.
23 点子时，归当日或次日各派不同。
23:00–24:00 belongs to today or tomorrow? Choose your school.
按经度校正的出生时间，可能改时辰。
Your clock time, corrected for longitude. Can move your hour pillar.
主流四化表流派（全集版）。
The default Si Hua table most calculators use.
全书版四化表，庚壬戊三干不同。
The classical-book Si Hua table — three stems differ.
另一安星流派，杂曜规则有差异。
A lineage with different auxiliary-star rules.
以月令天干查四化，Kwok Man-Ho 体系。
Read the switches from the month stem instead of the year.
星曜组合成的经典命格模式。
A named combo — the chart's recurring story templates.
左右邻宫星曜夹辅或夹制本宫。
A palace squeezed by two stars on both sides — squeeze or support.
人缘魅力与感情际遇。
Charm and romance energy — magnetism, for good or ill.
无主星的宫位，借对宫论。
No major star inside — read the palace opposite.
带四化（禄权科忌）的星曜。
A star carrying one of the four switches.
经典格局 Classical Patterns
紫微天府同宫，贵气与财库兼得。
Power plus the vault — lead and keep.
七杀破军贪狼会照，一生变动开创。
The changemaker triangle — life built on bold moves.
机月同梁四星会照，宜稳定公职。
The steady-career combo — institutions love you.
太阳太阴同宫，明暗兼具。
Public and private selves in one room.
七杀居寅申朝拱紫微，武职大贵格。
The soldier salutes the emperor — martial prestige.
破军入庙守命，开创有成。
The breaker at full power — disruption that wins.
火星会贪狼，暴发之象。
Sudden spark meets appetite — windfall energy.
禄存天马同宫会照，动中求财。
Salary plus travel — money through movement.
化禄化权化科齐会三方，贵格。
Lu, Quan, and Ke all visiting at once.
禄存与化禄交会，财缘丰厚。
Two salary stars feeding each other.
擎羊陀罗夹命，多磨砺与考验。
Squeezed by the knife and the stone — pressure builds character.
天马遇地空，奔波易徒劳。
The travel star hits the delete key — plans evaporate.
化忌坐命，自我课题多磨砺。
The sticky note on your forehead — growth through friction.
天府天相朝拱命宫，得机构之助。
The vault and the seal both salute — institutional backing.
紫微会诸吉星，贵气成群。
The emperor arrives with his whole court.
杂项 Miscellaneous
按生辰计算星曜宫位的过程。
Computing where every star lands. Pure math.
对命盘逐宫详细解读。
The full interpretive write-up, palace by palace.
双人命盘对照看关系互动。
Two charts side by side — how two people mesh.
围绕命盘的自由提问。
Ask the chart a specific question.
四化星的飞布路径分析。
Tracking where a transformation flies and lands.
传统计龄法，出生即一岁。
Chinese age: one at birth, plus one each new year.
阴阳合历，排盘的历法基础。
The moon-based calendar the chart is built on.
以十二宫十四主星为核心的传统命理体系。
The 12-palace Chinese chart system this site explains.
Translations follow the pinyin-preservation convention (like Karma, Dharma, Nirvana) — the Chinese term is the source of truth.