Candle
A candle is the image the result screen gives Ding Fire, the yin side of Fire. Below, you can follow how a small flame becomes a reading of temperament, and what each tie between Ding Fire and the other nine stems is called in Ten Gods terms.
Think of the light that fills a room after sunset. On the sky's clock Ding Fire belongs to the evening, and it is drawn as a flame that keeps the space within arm's reach warm for a long time rather than lighting the far distance. The temperament drawn from it pours care into nearby people and work for a long stretch, with more warmth inside than shows on the surface. Choosing one place and tending it steadily, instead of lighting many at once, is where this flame draws its strength. A flame sways in a strong wind, and in the same way the mood around you can move your heart quickly. How large the flame grows and how long it lasts depends on the fuel and the wind. In a chart with plenty of Wood to keep feeding it, the stamina of a long burn comes forward. With more Metal or Water, a careful side comes forward instead, saving the light for the moments that need it. Being called a small flame says nothing about how much strength is really there; a quiet light that holds through the evening is its own kind of steadiness.
Ding Fire is yin by polarity and Fire by element, which is why it is called yin Fire. Its yang counterpart is Bing Fire; sharing Fire but not polarity, each shows up as the other's Rival among the Ten Gods. If Bing Fire is light hanging high in the sky for everyone, Ding Fire is a flame burning within reach of a hand. So within the same element, many readings give Ding Fire heat and focus while Bing Fire gets light and breadth.
| Stem | Element | To Ding Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Jia Wood | WoodYang | Direct Resource |
| Yi Wood | WoodYin | Indirect Resource |
| Bing Fire | FireYang | Rival |
| Wu Earth | EarthYang | Hurting Officer |
| Ji Earth | EarthYin | Eating God |
| Geng Metal | Yang | Direct Wealth |
| Xin Metal | Yin | Indirect Wealth |
| Ren WaterCombo | WaterYang | Direct Officer |
| Gui WaterClash | WaterYin | Indirect Officer |
The pairings below are not a compatibility reading; they are names for how one character relates to another. In the table, the two Wood stems are Resource, the fuel for Ding Fire, and the two Earth stems are Output, shaped by its heat. Metal, which Ding Fire melts into new forms, is Wealth, and Water, which presses the flame down, is Officer. A broad stream reflecting the evening lamp, Ren Water is both Direct Officer and the combination partner; together they point toward Wood, the very element that feeds Ding Fire. A fine drizzle falling over the candle, Gui Water is the clash partner and carries the name Indirect Officer.
The same Day Master splits into ten type names, depending on how the five elements lean.
Myth
Being a candle, this Day Master has little strength.
In fact
This turns the size of the flame into a measure of strength. A Day Master's strength is judged separately by how many supporting characters the chart holds, and AevoStar does not set it by the size of a name. A small flame also reads as one that can burn for a long time.
The reading comes from a flame that warms a small space for a long time. Sharing your attention with many people at once is seen as scattering the flame, so time to gather it again matters. AevoStar also describes Ding Fire as a stem that gains strength from focusing on one place. Many Ding Fire Day Masters still thrive around people, so look at the whole chart.
Direct Officer is the Ten God for the rules and roles that help you stand straight. Water controls Fire here and the two differ in yin-yang, so the pressure is read as orderly rather than rough, which is where the name comes from. Ren Water is also the stem combination partner for Ding Fire, so structure and attraction sit in the same character. It is not used to decide anything about relationships between people.
Calling it an evening flame is a way of describing the character through the sky's clock. It does not claim that you have more strength at a certain hour. AevoStar does not set your active hours or daily rhythm from the Day Master. If you focus well after dark, that is information from your own routine.
BaZi readings draw on traditional theory and are for reference only. Different schools may read the same chart differently.