The Candle · Yin Fire
Ding Fire Day Master (丁火)Personality, career, love and compatibility
Updated October 8, 2026
Ding Fire (丁) is the yin Fire Day Master, pictured as candlelight. Ding people are focused, perceptive and quietly intense: they see clearly up close, care deeply for a few, and guide others through dark times, though they can be sensitive and private.
Is Ding Fire your Day Master?
Your Day Master is the heavenly stem of the day you were born. Enter your birth date to check.
At a glance
- Character
- 丁 Dīng
- Element
- Yin Fire
- Image
- The Candle · Candlelight
- Strongest season
- Summer
- Direction
- South
- Sibling stem
- 丙 Bing Fire
- Combines with
- 壬 Ren Water, forming Wood
- Clashes with
- 癸 Gui Water
Personality
Strengths
- Focused and perceptive
- Warm and devoted to their people
- Thoughtful, refined, good with detail
- Calm guidance in a crisis
Shadow side
- Sensitive to criticism
- Keeps worries to themselves
- Can burn the candle at both ends
A candle lights the room best when it is sheltered from the wind.
Ding Fire born in each season
The month of birth changes how strong a Day Master is. Here is 丁 in each season.
Spring
Tiger, Rabbit and Dragon months, about Feb–Apr
Wood
Fed by the season: well supported, with energy to spare.
Summer
Snake, Horse and Goat months, about May–Jul
Fire
In its own season: strong and confident, at its best when it has an outlet.
Autumn
Monkey, Rooster and Dog months, about Aug–Oct
Metal
Working against the season: effort pays off, but pace yourself.
Winter
Pig, Rat and Ox months, about Nov–Jan
Water
The season presses on it: it needs allies and resources to thrive.
The ten gods for a Ding Fire Day Master
Every other stem in your chart is named relative to 丁. This is your lookup table.
- 甲JiǎDirect Resource正印The element that produces you, opposite polarity. Support, learning, protection and care.
- 乙YǐIndirect Resource偏印The element that produces you, same polarity. Unconventional learning, intuition and solitude.
- 丙BǐngRob Wealth劫財Same element, opposite polarity. Drive, boldness and risk-taking; also competition for money or attention.
- 丁DīngFriend比肩Same element and polarity as you. Confidence, independence and friendly rivalry among equals.
- 戊WùHurting Officer傷官The element you produce, opposite polarity. Brilliance and rebellion; the urge to challenge the rules.
- 己JǐEating God食神The element you produce, same polarity. Enjoyment, talent and relaxed creativity.
- GēngDirect Wealth正財The element you control, opposite polarity. Earned income, savings and responsibility.
- XīnIndirect Wealth偏財The element you control, same polarity. Deals, windfalls and generosity.
- 壬RénDirect Officer正官The element that controls you, opposite polarity. Status, rules, reputation and self-discipline.
- 癸GuǐSeven Killings七殺The element that controls you, same polarity. Pressure, ambition and courage under fire.
Ding Fire with the other Day Masters
How 丁 gets on with each of the other Day Masters, by element. For a full match, compare both charts.
Career, love, money and health
Career
Roles that reward insight and care: research, writing, design, medicine, psychology, teaching, technology.
Love
Devoted and attentive, you build close, private bonds. Let your partner in on what you are thinking.
Money
Money builds through skill and expertise; steady over speculative.
Health
Watch the heart, sleep and eyes; protect your energy from overwork.
An example Ding Fire chart
A real chart with a 丁 Day Master, born March 23, 1990 (Beijing time). The Day Master is the top character of the day pillar.
What the classics say
丁火柔中，內性昭融。抱乙而孝，合壬而忠。Ding Fire is gentle within, its nature bright and harmonious. Holding Yi it is filial, combining with Ren it is loyal.
Ding Fire Day Master questions
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Your Day Master is read together with the other seven characters, the season and your luck pillars.
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