Compatibility of 丁 with 壬: Yin Fire and Yang Water

At a festival, paper lanterns float down a dark river. The candle is Yin Fire; the river is Yang Water. These two stems form a combination, an old pact the books link with deep romance. There's often strong attraction and a sense of private closeness. For the candle, the river is Direct Officer, the star of respect and protection.

For the river, the candle is Direct Wealth, something precious to keep safe. The risk is that the candle loses itself in the river's current. The river may decide the direction a little too often. Feelings can run deep but stay unspoken. It helps to keep talking openly, even about small things. And to keep friends and family close, not only each other.

A deep, romantic bond; open talk and wider ties keep it healthy.

A lamp at the water's edge doubles its light in the reflection. These two stems form a classic combination, two opposites drawn close. For the candle, the river is Direct Officer, the star of order and protection. For the river, the candle is Direct Wealth, the star of someone to care for and provide for. In plain words: the river tends to protect the candle, and the candle brings warmth to the river's life.

The pull can turn possessive. The river may want to steer the candle's choices. The candle may lose its own flame in the river's depth. Loyalty is good; ownership isn't. Keeping separate friends and interests keeps the reflection clear.

They're deeply drawn to each other; loyalty without control keeps the light clear.

A lantern hangs over a dark river, and its light dances on the water. The mother is the lantern, the child is the river. Their Day Masters form a combination, one of the five classic pairs that pull together. Each seems to hold something the other is missing. In plain words: a deep, quiet attachment.

The child is her Direct Officer, a voice she trusts and follows. For the child, she is Direct Wealth, precious and worth protecting. The risk is that the child takes charge too much. She may hide her own needs to keep the peace. What helps is her saying what she wants, plainly. The light and the water are both needed.

A deep, devoted bond; it stays balanced when the mother voices her own needs.

A lamp's reflection dances on a dark river at night. Their signs form a combination, which traditionally makes a close, loyal bond. To him, she is the Direct Officer, the star of order and dignity. She tends to bring out his best.

To her, he is the Direct Wealth, the one she cares for and holds dear. Sometimes she may manage him a little too much. Letting him keep his own ways keeps the light steady.

They share a deep, loyal tie, and she guides him best when she leaves him room.

A lantern's glow on dark river water looks like starlight. The old books call this pair a combination, a natural bond. The daughter-in-law is the river, the mother-in-law the flame. To the older woman, she is Direct Officer, someone whose sense of order she trusts.

To the daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law is Direct Wealth, steady and dear. Affection often comes easily here. The risk is that the mother-in-law bends too far to please. Or the younger woman leads without asking. Ask each other often. Keep small habits of your own. A bond stays sweet when no one disappears in it.

A natural closeness; it stays fair when neither woman gives herself away.