Seven Killings (偏官) meaning

What is Seven Killings?

Seven Killings (偏官) is the character with the same polarity among the element that controls you. Pyeon (偏) means leaning to one side and gwan (官) means official rank, so the Korean name Pyeongwan means 'an irregular office.' It is also called Chilsal (七殺), the seven killings, which is where the English name comes from. It stands for the pressure that bears down on you, along with tests, crises, and heavy responsibility. As a person, it points to a lover or a man other than the husband in a woman's chart, and to a son in a man's chart. It is a rough energy, but one that leads to high places.

Personality and traits

People with a clear Seven Killings have a strong sense of responsibility and hold up well in a crisis. Hard situations actually give you strength, and you have the charisma to lead people. On the other hand, you are always tense and drive yourself hard, so your body wears out first. Learning how to rest is your task.

Seven Killings in each pillar

In the Year Pillar

Seven Killings in the Year Pillar is read as a sign that your family was strict when you were young, or that you took on responsibility early.

In the Month Pillar

Seven Killings in the Month Pillar points to work where pressure and authority come together: the military, police, medicine, law, and large organizations. This is where Seven Killings is put to its greatest use.

In the Day Branch

Seven Killings in the Day Branch means your spouse is a strong person who keeps you on your toes. In a woman's chart, the husband is read as capable but hard to handle.

In the Hour Pillar

Seven Killings in the Hour Pillar means your children are strong, or that responsibility follows you late in life.

When you have a lot of Seven Killings

With many Seven Killings, you live as if hunted and your body is easily harmed. An Eating God is said to hold the Seven Killings down, which is called Siksin Jesal. Resource stars are said to turn the pressure into wisdom, which is called Salin Sangsaeng.

When you have no Seven Killings

Without Seven Killings, you carry little tension and feel at ease, but the drive to climb to a high position is weak. If you have a Direct Officer, you head toward a stable position.

Love and relationships

In love, Seven Killings draws you to strong people with a powerful pull. In a woman's chart, Seven Killings stands for a lover, so when it sits alongside a Direct Officer, connections are read as overlapping. The key is not to be swept along by your partner's strong energy.

Work and career

Seven Killings shines in work where crisis and authority come together: the military, police, firefighting, medicine, law, professional sports, and management in large organizations. You do better in a position of heavy responsibility than in a comfortable one.

Which characters count as Seven Killings, by Day Master

Find your Day Master (the heavenly stem of your birth day) in the first column to see which stems and branches are Seven Killings for you. Branches are read by their main hidden stem.

Day Pillars whose Day Branch is Seven Killings

These Day Pillars carry this star in the spouse seat, the branch of the birth day.

• 寅Mu-inEarth Tiger
• 卯Gi-myoEarth Rabbit
• 未Gye-miWater Goat
• 申Gap-sinWood Monkey
• 酉Eul-yuWood Rooster
• 辰Im-jinWater Dragon
• 丑Gye-chukWater Ox
• 戌Im-sulWater Dog

FAQ

Are Chilsal and Pyeongwan the same thing?

Yes. Both names point to the same Ten God, which this site calls Seven Killings. It is called Chilsal, the seven killings, because it is the seventh character from the Day Master, and Pyeongwan, the irregular office, because it leans to one side. Untamed, it is read as sal (殺), a killing; tamed, it becomes gwan (官), an office.

Does having Seven Killings mean poor health?

Seven Killings is the energy that presses on you, so it easily leads to tension and overwork. It does not fix your constitution; it is a warning to watch the habit of pushing yourself without rest.