Three UX Choices That Make a Chinese Astrology Chart Easier to Enter

I tested a Chinese astrology product called Taibu with a synthetic birth record: 1992-09-18 14:30, Shanghai, male. The goal was not to compare interpretations. It was to see how the product handles inputs, chart output, and the first-run experience.

This is an AI-assisted draft, reviewed and edited by me. The test was run on 2026-11-15.

1. No login before the first chart

The BaZi page does not require login. The form asks for an optional name, gender, calendar type, birth date/time, and an optional birthplace.

After submit, the result page opens immediately. For a first-time user, that is a low-friction path: see the chart before creating an account.

2. A professional view and a basic view

The default result is a “professional chart”: four pillars, ten gods, hidden stems, growth phases, void branches, na-yin, and shen-sha, followed by decade luck, annual luck, and monthly luck.

That is the right density for someone who already knows BaZi. For a first-time user, the product also has a “basic information” tab. It starts with the day master and explains the ten gods in plain language, marking which ones appear in the chart.

The lesson is simple: if a chart has two audiences, give them two entry points. Do not make the expert view carry the onboarding burden.

3. Palace-level interaction for Ziwei

The Ziwei result starts with the key facts: five-element bureau, life palace, body palace, and current decade. Below that is a twelve-palace grid with natal, period, and flying-star tabs.

Clicking a palace updates the triangle and opposite palace, and the side panel shows the main stars, auxiliary stars, minor stars, and decade range for that palace.

This is the strongest part of the product. A static twelve-palace table is hard to read; a palace-level detail panel gives the user a path through the chart.

The result page keeps the next step close

Save, share, copy, and ask-follow-up actions are all on the result page. The deeper notes view asks the user to save the chart first, which makes sense as a follow-up entry point rather than the first step.

Cross-check note

I ran the same synthetic sample through the Liki astrology engine and compared the four pillars and key Ziwei fields. They matched on this sample. That is one sample, not a claim about overall accuracy.

The product is complete and the interaction model is clear. The three choices above are worth keeping.

Boundary: traditional culture perspective, for reference only, not professional advice. 传统文化视角，仅供参考，不构成专业建议。