https://daokeyi.com/en/tags/qimen-dunjia/ Recent content in Qimen Dunjia on Daokeyi Hugo -- gohugo.io en-US © 2026 Daokeyi Studio Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0800 https://daokeyi.com/en/bu/sanshi/qimen/eight-gates-nine-palaces/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0800 https://daokeyi.com/en/bu/sanshi/qimen/eight-gates-nine-palaces/ <p>Every Qimen Dunjia chart is drawn on the same frame: <strong>nine palaces</strong> arranged in a three-by-three square, and <strong>eight gates</strong> that travel around them hour by hour. The stars, stems and deities stacked on top all depend on that frame, so it is the first thing to learn — and the first thing English-language material tends to blur, because the gates go by half a dozen different translations. This article lays out the nine palaces and their numbers, gives a full table of the eight gates with every common English name, and explains the two relationships a reader checks first: which palace a gate lands in, and whether gate and palace support or fight each other. For the system as a whole, start with <a href="https://daokeyi.com/en/bu/sanshi/qimen/qimen-rumen/" >What Is Qi Men Dun Jia?</a>.</p>