Start Here
Two Chinese chart systems, one site, and a lot of unfamiliar words. This page is the shortest route in: three steps, each linking to pages that already exist here. You can stop after any step.
1 · Know what you are looking at
Before any chart: what Zi Wei Dou Shu and BaZi are, how they differ, and what they do and do not claim.
2 · Pick one system to learn first
You do not need both. If you cannot decide, the first article below settles it in a few minutes.
Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗數
3 · Cast your own chart
Both calculators run in your browser. If you do not know your birth hour, both have an option for that. Born outside Taiwan? Add your birth place and daylight saving time is handled for you.
Then keep going
Look up any term in the glossary, or read on in the blog. Nothing here predicts outcomes: a chart is a vocabulary for describing tendencies, not a verdict.