The 12 earthly branches are a way of chronicling in the traditional Chinese calendar, including Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. There are a variety of interrelationships between the earthly branches, including conflict, conjunction, harm, etc., and the following is an interpretation of these relationships:
1. Earthly branch hexagram: refers to the relationship between the two pairs in the earthly branch, with a total of six pairs, also known as the earthly branch hexagram. Including Zi and Chouhe, Yin and Haihe, Mao and Xuhe, Chen and Youhe, Si and Shenhe, Wu and Weihe.
2. Earthly branch opposition: refers to the relationship between the earthly branches and mutual restraint, with a total of six pairs, also known as the earthly branch six opposition. Including meridian opposition, Chouwei opposition, Yinshen opposition, Mao unitary opposition, Chenxu opposition, and Sihai opposition.
3. Earthly branch harm: also known as penetrating and implicating, refers to the relationship between mutual interference and discord in the earthly branch, with a total of six pairs. Including the son and the ugly are combined and not rushed, so the son and the unharmed; Noon and unmet and ugly rushed, so ugliness and noon harm; Yin and Hai are together and rush to it, so Yin and Si harm; Mao and 戌 are combined and Chen rushes to it, so Mao and Chen are harmful; Shen and Si are combined and Hai rushes to it, so Shen and Hai are harmful; Zi is not harmed, ugly noon is harmed, Yin Si is harmed, Maochen is harmed, Shenhai is harmed, and Youxu is harmed.
4. Triad of the Earthly Branch: refers to three interrelated and mutually supportive combinations of the Earthly Branch, with a total of four groups. Including Shen Zichen Sanhe Water Bureau, Yin Wuxu Sanhe Fire Bureau, Siyouchou Sanhe Alloy Bureau, and Hai Mao Wei Sanhe Wood Bureau.
These relationships are widely used in numerology, divination, and other fields to speculate on people's fate, personality, and relationships. However, it is important to note that these theories have no scientific basis and cannot be scientifically proven or explained.