The Saju guide
Read your
Saju chart.
Find the day stem. Check the element count. Get familiar with the words beside the characters.
Start with one worked example →
THE NUMBERSWhat does the element count mean?
Why four Earth positions can belong to a Water Day Master.
TWO PEOPLEWhat are two charts comparing?
Read the rule behind a relationship prompt before deciding whether it fits.
KEEP BESIDE YOUR CHARTThe words you will come across
Day Master, hidden stems, combinations and luck cycles, with the Korean names.
More to read
Choose the part you are looking at.
How to read a Saju chart
Follow a fictional birth record through all four pillars and count the eight positions.
What is my Day Master?
Ten stems, their names and the position that determines your type.
When you do not know the birth hour
Which parts of a result can change, and what the time-confidence choices do.
Why two calculators disagree
Compare the characters first, then check calendars, time zones and boundaries.
What is Korean Saju?
The birth year, month, day and hour behind the Four Pillars.
How the pillars are calculated
The calendar conventions and country-level location rules used here.
Korean Saju and Chinese BaZi
How the names relate, and why the labels do not explain every difference between readings.
What a reading can tell you
Where chart interpretation ends and real-world evidence is needed.
About these pages
Traditional terms are checked against Korean cultural references, linked in the articles. Descriptions of this site's calculator come from its current rules. The worked birth record is fictional. If a number or explanation seems wrong, send the page address to [email protected].