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Qian Mu (钱穆)

Qian Mu (1895-1990) was a historian and intellectual historian.

Birth
1895-07-30 16:00 · Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Gender
Male
Time Source
AI inferred

Birth Time Verification

Public records confirm July 30, 1895, but not a reliable birth time; this page uses a Shen-hour candidate. The chart used here is Yi-Wei, Gui-Wei, Wu-Yin, Geng-Shen. It is a Wu Earth day master with an Direct Officer structure; favorable elements lean toward Water and Wood. The page keeps source-backed facts separate from BaZi interpretation. When the hour is inferred, that uncertainty stays visible.
Confirmed Time
16:00
Hour
庚申
Time Source
AI inferred

Core Analysis

Qian Mu is read at 16:00 with the chart Yi-Wei, Gui-Wei, Wu-Yin, Geng-Shen. This is a Wu Earth day master with an Direct Officer structure; favorable elements lean toward Water and Wood, while excess Fire and Earth tends to add strain.

Qian Mu (1895-1990) was a historian and intellectual historian. Self-education, teaching, Outline of National History, New Asia College, and his later Taipei years define this case.

This chart is most useful for reading the way effort appears in public life. The Direct Officer structure is not a personality label by itself; in the timeline it appears as a mix of opportunity, recognition, responsibility, and cost.

Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Day Master Wu
Structure
Direct Officer structure
Relations
Year Branch Wei · Day Branch Yin

Traits

01

historical writing and teaching

historian is the main public-life thread on this page.

02

Wu Earth day master

The day master helps read temperament and working style.

03

Direct Officer structure

This structure is useful for reading career rhythm and key choices.

04

Pressure and cost

When Fire and Earth is too strong, responsibility and physical strain can rise.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1930
36yrs Career

Recognition through textual scholarship

Qian Mu drew scholarly attention through works such as his chronology of Liu Xiang and Liu Xin.

BaZi Note
1930 falls in Geng-Chen luck cycle, Geng-Wu year. I read it as a public-life marker, not proof of destiny. The Direct Officer structure shows through choices, recognition, and pressure.
1940
46yrs Career

Outline of National History is published

During the war years, Outline of National History was published and became one of his major works.

BaZi Note
1940 falls in Ji-Mao luck cycle, Geng-Chen year. I read it as a public-life marker, not proof of destiny. The Direct Officer structure shows through choices, recognition, and pressure.
1949
55yrs Career

Founds New Asia College in Hong Kong

He went to Hong Kong and founded New Asia College with Tang Junyi and others.

BaZi Note
1949 falls in Wu-Yin luck cycle, Ji-Chou year. I read it as a public-life marker, not proof of destiny. The Direct Officer structure shows through choices, recognition, and pressure.
1967
73yrs Career

Settles in Taipei and keeps teaching

In later life, Qian Mu settled in Taipei and continued teaching and writing.

BaZi Note
1967 falls in Bing-Zi luck cycle, Ding-Wei year. I read it as a public-life marker, not proof of destiny. The Direct Officer structure shows through choices, recognition, and pressure.
1990
96yrs Personal

Dies in Taipei

Qian Mu died in Taipei.

BaZi Note
1990 falls in Jia-Xu luck cycle, Geng-Wu year. I read it as a public-life marker, not proof of destiny. The Direct Officer structure shows through choices, recognition, and pressure.

FAQ

Is the birth time for Qian Mu reliable? +
Public records confirm July 30, 1895, but not a reliable birth time; this page uses a Shen-hour candidate.
What is the main BaZi thread in this chart? +
The chart is Yi-Wei, Gui-Wei, Wu-Yin, Geng-Shen. The main reading centers on the Wu Earth day master and the Direct Officer structure, especially around textual scholarship, Outline of National History, New Asia College, Taipei teaching, and the 1990 life limit.
How does the chart read the historical writing and teaching line? +
The Direct Officer structure gives the main angle. When Water and Wood is active, opportunity, recognition, or work is easier to see; when Fire and Earth is too strong, pressure rises.
How should this reading be read? +
BaZi is an interpretive lens, not a replacement for biography or history. The page keeps public events separate from metaphysical interpretation.

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