Studio · 十天干Ten Heavenly Stems

Ten families.
Sixty types.

Every type lives in a family — the ten Heavenly Stems, five elements crossed with yin and yang. They aren't personalities to be; they're the climates you're moving through. Pick a family below to see all six pillars that share its weather.

Yang ☰Wood, sun-warmed
Yin ☷Wood, supple vine
Yang ☰Fire, blazing sun
Yin ☷Fire, lamp at dusk
Yang ☰Earth, mountain ridge
Yin ☷Earth, garden soil
Yang ☰Metal, raw ore
Yin ☷Metal, polished blade
Yang ☰Water, ocean tide
Yin ☷Water, mountain spring
Index · Tap to read the full study5 elements × 2 polarities
Wood 木Fire 火Earth 土Metal 金Water 水
01Yang · Wood
Jiǎ

They love you in objects, not words. Rice cookers. Spreadsheets. Forty-minute drives.

Wood · Yang
02Yin · Wood

They love you quietly, and would prefer if you didn't make them say it out loud.

Wood · Yin
03Yang · Fire
Bǐng

They love you out loud. The whole restaurant heard. They are not sorry.

Fire · Yang
04Yin · Fire
Dīng

They love you in private. The kind that turns off the overhead and uses a single lamp.

Fire · Yin
05Yang · Earth

They love you the way a mountain loves a hiker. You showed up. They don't move.

Earth · Yang
06Yin · Earth

They love you by taking care of things. You won't always know what was being taken care of.

Earth · Yin
07Yang · Metal
Gēng

They love you with an edge. It hurts sometimes. Sharpness is also a form of attention.

Metal · Yang
08Yin · Metal
Xīn

They love you with great attention to detail. They will notice if you change your shampoo.

Metal · Yin
09Yang · Water
Rén

They love you in volume. Too much. Just right. There is no middle setting.

Water · Yang
10Yin · Water
Guǐ

They love you like rain. Quiet. Persistent. By the time you noticed, you were already wet.

Water · Yin
Press a family to see all six types in it.One per day in the sexagenary cycle. Sixty in total.