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Jia-Zi Xun Void: Xu and Hai (戌亥) — Ten Jiazi and Examples
The Jia-Zi xun contains ten Jiazi from 甲子 through 癸酉. Its Void pair is Xu and Hai (戌亥). The ten stems are exhausted without assigning one to 戌 or 亥, so every complete Day Pillar (the two-symbol column for the birth day) in this xun returns those two branches.
Which ten Jiazi belong to the Jia-Zi xun?
The table advances one stem and one branch at a time until 癸酉. Find the complete reference Day Pillar here before reading 戌亥 Void. A lone 甲 stem or 子 branch does not establish membership in this xun.
| Position | Complete Jiazi | Stem | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 甲子 | 甲 | 子 |
| 2 | 乙丑 | 乙 | 丑 |
| 3 | 丙寅 | 丙 | 寅 |
| 4 | 丁卯 | 丁 | 卯 |
| 5 | 戊辰 | 戊 | 辰 |
| 6 | 己巳 | 己 | 巳 |
| 7 | 庚午 | 庚 | 午 |
| 8 | 辛未 | 辛 | 未 |
| 9 | 壬申 | 壬 | 申 |
| 10 | 癸酉 | 癸 | 酉 |
Why are Xu and Hai the omitted pair?
The Jia-Zi xun uses these ten branches: 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉. Removing them from the twelve-branch set leaves only 戌 and 亥. They are unassigned inside this block, not deleted from an actual chart.
Xun on this page means ten Jiazi pairs; when applied to days it is a ten-day block. It is not a ten-year Luck Pillar (a pair of symbols used to interpret a roughly ten-year period). Jia-Zi xun Void cannot be read as an empty decade ahead.
Example: how does Day 丙寅 test 戌亥 Void?
丙寅 is the third member of this xun. Record “Day 丙寅 → Jia-Zi xun → 戌亥 Void,” then inspect actual Year, Month and Hour Branches. 戌 matches, 亥 matches, and 子 is not part of this Void pair.
If the reference changes to 甲戌, use the Jia-Xu xun instead; its pair is 申酉. Do not retain 戌亥 and append the new pair as one combined result.
| Reference Jiazi | Tested branch | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 丙寅 | 戌 | 戌 matches |
| 丙寅 | 亥 | 亥 matches |
| 丙寅 | 子 | No match |
| 甲戌 | 申 酉 | Different xun: Jia-Xu |
What remains when Xu and Hai are marked Void?
No. 戌 and 亥 lack stem assignments inside this xun; that calendrical relationship erases no family, home, ability or opportunity. If 戌 or 亥 actually appears in the chart, retain its pillar position and direct relations beside the Void label.
| Void branch | Ordinary phase | Common hidden stems | Handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 戌 | Earth | 戊 辛 丁 | Retain phase, hidden stems, roots and contacts |
| 亥 | Water | 壬 甲 | Retain phase, hidden stems, roots and contacts |
Does 戌亥 Void make family, home or the future disappear?
No. 戌 and 亥 lack stem assignments inside this xun; that calendrical relationship erases no family, home, ability or opportunity. The Jia-Zi calculation establishes only the relative 戌亥 pair. It diagnoses no health condition, predicts no lifespan, erases no relative and guarantees no wealth result.
Filling, clash and combination can be checked under a named school, but they do not alter membership in 甲子 through 癸酉. Every temporary relation needs its position and duration rather than a permanent-release claim.
Continue reading
- Complete six-xun Void table
Return these ten pairs to the full sixty-Jiazi cycle.
- Filling through temporary appearance
See which records change when a Void branch arrives.
- Six common Void errors
Check reference, xun, actual matches and interpretation limits.