Lin Dan

This year, Lin Dan was 5 years old, currently in the Xin You 7-Kill Major Cycle. The Year Pillar Wu Chen and the Month Pillar Ren Xu form a 'Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash', a strong signal of major life changes. The Month Pillar represents family environment and early education; this clash breaks the original stable pattern and triggers new opportunities. For the weak Yi Wood Day Master, the 7-Kill Cycle signifies pressure and challenges. However, the Year Branch Chen is a water reservoir, combining with the natal chart and the Major Cycle, causing the energy of Water (the Seal Star) to converge, Favorable Star Gains Strength. The Seal Star represents elders, learning, and protection, corresponding to his parents guiding him to start learning. Simultaneously, the Seasonal Harmony God Gui Water gains energy in the year, indicating his inner drive was ignited, turning ideas (learning badminton) into action. The 7-Kill also represents courage, competition, and extraordinary skill; his unique left-handed playstyle is an early manifestation of the 7-Kill's 'unconventional' nature.

This year was the Ren Shen Year, a key starting point for the master's career. The Year Heavenly Stem Ren Water is the Direct Seal, and the Year Earthly Branch Shen Metal is the Direct Officer. Together with the Month Pillar and Major Cycle, they form the Xu You Shen Three-Combination Western Metal Combination, indicating extremely strong Official/Kill energy. Official/Kill represents career, rules, and pressure; the Three-Combination signifies a powerful, unified collective force. This aligns with entering the sports school and following the 'official' path of strict, systematic training. Simultaneously, the Year Branch Shen contains Ren Water Direct Seal, Favorable God Gains Strength, indicating strong learning ability and adaptability to the new environment. The Yearly Auspicious Star 'Academy' entering the chart is a clear signal for learning new skills and receiving professional training. The Major Cycle Xin You 7-Kill and the Year Ren Shen with Officer generating Seal, although the Official/Kill is strong, the Seal Star transforms it, turning pressure into motivation for growth, foreshadowing future glory.

This year was Lin Dan's first major turning point. He was in the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Direct Officer combines with the Day Master Yi Wood, this is 'Combining with Officer', indicating career opportunities arise, easily gaining official recognition and promotion. The Year Yi Hai, the Year Heavenly Stem Yi Wood again triggers 'Yi-Geng Combination', materializing the career opportunity. Although the Cycle and Year Branches Shen and Hai clash, causing some setbacks, the combining force of the Cycle and Year Heavenly Stems with the Officer is strong. Furthermore, the Year Branch Hai Water is the Direct Seal, representing honor, organization, and noble people. The natal chart and the year show the 'Seal of the Nation' star, corresponding to being selected by the national military system (official, disciplined force). This year, Water (Seal Star) energy is extremely strong. Although it is a Disliked God, the Seal Star also represents support and platform. The pattern of Seal transforming Kill is manifested here as: through strict military training (7-Kill) and the national team platform (Direct Seal), pressure is transformed into supreme glory and discipline, laying a solid institutional and psychological foundation for his future as 'Super Dan'.

This year was within the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal combines with the Day Master Yi Wood Yi-Geng Alloy, showing the Combining with Officer sign, representing career, fame, and pressure from rules. The Year Wu Yin, its Earthly Branch Yin clashes with the Cycle Branch Shen, forming a Cycle-Year Clash, indicating剧烈动荡 in the career environment, a typical signal of major setback and turning point. Simultaneously, the Year Branch Yin Wood combines with the Year Pillar and Day Pillar Hai Water Hai-Yin Combination, combining and activating the powerful Direct Seal Star in the natal chart. The Seal Star represents thought, learning, and noble people. This combination signifies transforming pressure (Official/Kill) into motivation for growth through deep reflection (Seal) and guidance from noble people (coaches, elders). Yearly Breaker indicates relationships and original plans are prone to disruption this year, but the yearly career score is extremely high, showing the crisis contains great breakthrough opportunities. This dismissal and return vividly embodies Cycle-Year Clash and Combination, using Seal to transform Kill, breaking and then establishing anew.

This year, Lin Dan was in the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal combines with the Day Master Yi-Geng Alloy, the Officer comes to combine with me, a clear signal of emerging career opportunities. The Year Geng Chen, the Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Direct Officer again comes to combine with the Day Master, forming the 'Cycle and Year Concurrent' Officer combination sign, career luck reaching its peak. More crucially, the Year Branch Chen, Cycle Branch Shen, and Hour Branch Zi form a Three-Combination Water Formation (Seal Formation), Seal Star power unprecedentedly strong. For his 7-Kill Pattern natal chart, Seal transforms Kill into Authority means transforming pressure and challenges (7-Kill) into honor and power (Direct Officer). The Yearly Auspicious Star Heavenly Officer Nobleman indicates gaining appreciation and promotion from noble people in the workplace. Multiple auspicious signs converge, making it the perfect timing to enter a national-level platform and receive official recognition and key cultivation.

This year, the master was in the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal combines with the Day Master Yi Wood Yi-Geng Combination, 'Combining with Officer', indicating smooth career progress and easy fame. The Year Ren Wu, the Heavenly Stem Ren Water Direct Seal appears, the Seal Star represents honor, medals, and noble appreciation, corresponding to the championship win. The Year Branch Wu Fire is the Resource God, representing talent display and competitive performance. The Yearly Auspicious Stars Literary Talent Nobleman and Heavenly Officer Nobleman appear together; the former governs talent expression, the latter indicates gaining promotion from noble people in career, excellent both in on-court performance and external support. Although there is a Zi-Wu clash in the Hour Pillar, this clash activates the foundation of the Hour Pillar 7-Kill (Xin Metal). The 7-Kill represents competitors; being clashed means opponents are restrained, highlighting his own victory. This year's luck combination is a typical manifestation of Major Cycle combining with Officer brings opportunities, Yearly Seal Star reveals achievement and fame.

This year was the final year of the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Direct Officer combines with the Day Master Yi Wood, this is 'Yi-Geng Combination with Officer', indicating easy official recognition and important opportunities in career. The Year Jia Shen, although Rob Wealth appears, the Earthly Branch Shen Metal is a place where Officer generates Seal, and it half-combines with the Hour Pillar Zi Water into a Water formation, strengthening the Seal Star (Water) power. The natal chart itself is a 7-Kill Pattern, favoring Seal transforming Kill. The Yearly Water Seal energy is strong, able to transform pressure and challenges (7-Kill) into honor and authority. Simultaneously, the year meets auspicious stars like Heavenly Virtue Nobleman and Seal of the Nation, representing gaining noble promotion and official honor in important competitions (official, national level). Although the year's 'Harm to Tai Sui' brings competitive pressure, the natal chart's favorable gods are in place,反而能激发斗志, winning the championship in one go.

This year was the final year of the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Direct Officer combines with the Day Master Yi Wood, forming 'Yi-Geng Alloy', indicating gaining fame and recognition in career. The Year Jia Shen, the Heavenly Stem Jia Wood is Rob Wealth, seemingly intense competition, but the Earthly Branch Shen Metal Direct Officer clashes with the Day Branch Hai Water, activating the Day Pillar,激发斗志. Simultaneously, the Year and Cycle Earthly Branches are both Shen Metal, Officer Star power is extremely strong, and Shen Metal is the Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, representing the ability to rise to the occasion and become famous in one battle at important events. The natal chart is originally a 7-Kill Pattern, favoring Seal transforming Kill. The Cycle and Year Shen Metal contains Ren Water Direct Seal, Officer generates Seal, transforming pressure and challenges into glory and authority, hence able to reach the summit in world top-level competitions.

This year was the final year of the Geng Shen Direct Officer Major Cycle. The Cycle Heavenly Stem Geng Metal combines with the Day Master Yi Wood Yi-Geng Combination, 'Combining with Officer', indicating smooth career and easy fame for ten years. The Year Jia Shen, the Shen Metal Officer Star appears again, and the Year Branch combines with the natal chart's Hour Branch Zi Water Zi-Shen Half-Combination Water Formation, strengthening the power of the favorable Water god. The Year Heavenly Stem Jia Wood is Rob Wealth, although it clashes with the Cycle Geng Metal, this clash反而激起 the Officer Star's energy, forming a 'Officer comes to me' situation. Simultaneously, the Yearly Auspicious Stars Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, Seal of the Nation appear together, meaning noble assistance and official recognition. The natal chart itself is a 7-Kill Pattern, favoring Seal transforming Kill. This year, Officer generates Seal, transforming the 7-Kill's authority and pressure into supreme glory and status, precisely the manifestation period of 'Seal Ribbon transforms Kill, reaching the peak'.

This year was within the Ji Wei Partial Wealth Major Cycle, the Year was Wu Zi. The natal chart's Day Master Yi Wood is weak, favoring Fire, Earth, Metal. The Year Heavenly Stem Wu Earth Direct Wealth combines with the Year Pillar Heavenly Stem Gui Water Partial Seal (Gui-Wu combine into Fire), this combination is 'Combining with Wealth', and combines out Fire energy. Fire is favorable, representing immense fame and achievement. The Earthly Branch Zi Water is a Disliked God, but it is the '禄位' of the natal chart's Seasonal Harmony God Gui Water, and the Year Branch Zi Water activates the Hour Pillar Si Fire (Si contains Bing Fire Resource God), forming a Water-Fire balance situation,代表技艺发挥到极致. The Yearly Auspicious Stars Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, Tai Chi Nobleman, Virtue and Talent Nobleman appear together, noble luck at its peak,万众瞩目, gaining their assistance to reach the summit. The Major Cycle and Year Wealth Stars are旺盛, Wealth can generate Official/Kill (Hour Pillar Xin Metal 7-Kill). The 7-Kill represents pressure, challenges, and supreme honor, nourished by the Wealth Star,意味着能将巨大的竞争压力转化为夺冠的动力与奖牌 (Wealth).

This year was within the Ji Wei Partial Wealth Major Cycle, the Year was Ji Chou. The natal chart uses Water (Seal Star) as the Favorable God. The Year Branch Chou combines with the Year Pillar Hai and Hour Branch Zi to form a Three-Combination Water Formation, and also with the Day Pillar Hai Zi Chou Three-Combination, Water energy is extremely strong, Seal Star power unprecedentedly strengthened. The Seal Star represents honor, team, and support,对应了在主场 (Seal Star as backing) representing the country (Seal Star as collective) to compete and win the championship. Simultaneously, the Year Branch Chou contains Gui Water Partial Seal, the Seasonal Harmony God, representing wisdom and strategy at critical moments, enabling excellent performance under high pressure. Fortune Star Nobleman at the door adds icing on the cake, helping him turn danger into safety, achieving the peak moment.

This year was the Ji Chou Year. The Heavenly Stem Ji Earth Partial Wealth clashes with the Day Master Yi Wood, seemingly full of pressure. However, the Year Earthly Branch Chou Earth and the natal chart's Year, Day, and Hour Pillars' Hai, Zi Water form a powerful Hai Zi Chou Three-Combination Water Formation. Water is his Bazi Favorable God (Seasonal Harmony) and Pattern Favorable God (Seal Star); this formation汇聚, power extraordinary. The Seal Star represents honor, fame, and noble support; the Three-Combination brings its energy to its peak, meaning obtaining the ultimate support of timing, location, and people in the career field, perfect combination of team strength and personal prestige. Simultaneously, the Year Branch Chou contains Gui Water Partial Seal, the Seasonal Harmony God, and the year encounters Fortune Star Nobleman,主化险为夷,福气临门. The Major Cycle Ji Wei and Year Chou Earth clash, activating Earth (Wealth) to generate Metal (Official/Kill). Official/Kill represents pressure and challenges, but the powerful Water Formation Seal Star is sufficient to transform Kill into Authority, turning immense pressure on the court into supreme glory and authority, achieving this historic feat.

2012 Ren Chen Year, Ren Water Direct Seal appears in the Heavenly Stem, the Seasonal Harmony God favored by the master,主才华得以极致发挥, mental toughness, able to withstand巨大压力. The Year Earthly Branch Chen Earth clashes with the Month Pillar Xu Earth, this is 'clashing open the wealth库', and Chen is a water reservoir, able to contain the全局旺水, making the natal chart shift from动荡 to稳定, energy聚焦于赛场. The year meets Heavenly Officer Nobleman, representing easy recognition and supreme honor in major official competitions. This year, the Major Cycle is still in Ji Wei Partial Wealth Cycle, Wealth Star generates and assists 7-Kill, career pressure and opportunities coexist, while the Yearly Seal Star transforms Kill into Authority, ultimately turning pressure into the glory of reaching the summit, achieving the milestone Olympic defense.

2013 Gui Si Year, for the master, is a Year Clashing with Tai Sui. The Year Pillar and Day Pillar Earthly Branches Hai Water are both clashed by the Year Earthly Branch Si Fire,主人生重大变动与挑战. However, this clash is also 'Water-Fire激', activating the natal chart and Hour Pillar's Horse Traveling and Nobleman. The Year Heavenly Stem Gui Water is the Bazi Seasonal Harmony God, appearing strongly, representing talent and opportunities recognized externally. Simultaneously, the Year Earthly Branch Si Fire contains Resource God and Direct Officer; Resource God governs skill expression, Direct Officer governs honor and status. The year meets Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, Tai Chi Nobleman,主得贵人赏识与自身悟性极高. This year, the Major Cycle is still in Ji Wei Partial Wealth Cycle. The Year and Cycle Heavenly Stems Ji and Gui clash, seemingly Wealth and Seal conflict, but the Gui Water Seasonal Harmony God appears,反而能化解燥土, making the natal chart's Water-Fire balanced. Multiple factors交织, enabling him to, in a seemingly unfavorable 'Year Clashing with Tai Sui' year,反而凭借过硬的实力 (Resource God skill) and rare opportunities (Nobleman, Favorable God), reach the summit amidst intense competition (Si-Hai clash signifies movement), achieving the peak moment of his career.

His retirement this year has multiple signals in destiny analysis. First, the master was in the Wu Wu Major Cycle (2015-2024). This Cycle's Wu Fire Resource God and the natal chart's Hour Pillar Si Fire are both Fire, but the Cycle Earthly Branch Wu and the Year Zi form Zi-Wu Clash, this is 'Cycle-Year Clash',主该年人生必有重大变动,根基动摇. Second, the natal chart's Hour Pillar Xin Si represents the career palace and later life luck. Si contains Bing Fire Resource God and Geng Metal Direct Officer; Resource God governs talent and skill, Direct Officer governs career and fame. The Cycle Wu Fire and Year Zi Water clash directly, activating the Hour Pillar's动荡, meaning the career foundation (Hour Pillar) is strongly impacted. Furthermore, the Year Heavenly Stem Geng Metal Direct Officer combines with the Day Master Yi Wood (Yi-Geng Combination), this is 'Officer comes to combine with me', seemingly career opportunities. However, the Year Earthly Branch Zi Water is Partial Seal; Water is a Disliked God in the natal chart, and Zi Water clashes with and overcomes the Cycle Wu Fire (Resource God). Resource God represents physical condition, freedom, and skill expression; being clashed means declining physical state, or growing weary of the current career (Officer), choosing to 'combine with Officer' and retire is an active farewell and身份转换. Overall, it is the激烈交战 of Cycle and Year causing变动 in the career foundation, prompting the generation's king to choose to retire at his peak after the storm.