The surname character.

子主姓劉，丑主姓孫田牛，丑加辰為兵，寅主趙、高，寅卯外加亥子姓李，卯主絲竹木、千里，未主構、井、田，辰主山，申主張韓袁候，卯申為劉，辰戌丑未加亥子為王，卯加巳為杞，卯加酉為劉，酉主人為金刀口字又姓劉，丑加巳紀，

The following is a mnemonic for determining surnames based on the Earthly Branches and Heavenly Generals, combining their shapes and symbolic meanings. Zi corresponds to the surname Liu; Chou corresponds to the surnames Sun, Tian, and Niu; Chou combined with Chen becomes Bing; Yin corresponds to the surnames Zhao and Gao; adding Hai and Zi to Yin and Mao results in the surname Li (wood paired with Zi); Mao corresponds to surnames with radicals related to silk, bamboo, and wood, as well as the surname derived from "qianli" (thousand miles); Wei corresponds to the surnames Gou, Jing, and Tian; Chen corresponds to surnames with mountain radicals; Shen corresponds to the surnames Zhang, Han, Yuan, and Hou; Mao combined with Shen results in Liu; any of Chen, Xu, Chou, or Wei combined with Hai or Zi results in the surname Wang (earth paired with water, one number); Mao combined with Si becomes Qi; Mao combined with You becomes Liu; You itself takes "ren" (person), "jin dao" (gold knife), and "kou" (mouth), so it also corresponds to Liu; Chou combined with Si becomes Ji.

六合加亥為鄧，太陰加酉為呂，天后加子為聶，六合臨巳午郝，卯酉相加六合披辛姓關，貴人加酉鄭，六合太陰邵，未加子姓姜，卯加寅姓柳，六合加酉姓閻，朱雀螣蛇加寅卯姓李，

Liu He placed on Hai indicates Deng surname; Tai Yin placed on You indicates Lv surname; Heavenly Empress placed on Zi indicates Nie surname; Liu He on Si and Wu indicates Hao surname; Mao and You combined, Liu He paired with Xin indicates Guan surname; Nobleman placed on You indicates Zheng surname; Liu He and Tai Yin together indicate Shao surname; Wei placed on Zi indicates Jiang surname; Mao placed on Yin indicates Liu surname; Liu He placed on You indicates Yan surname; Vermilion Bird and Teng Snake placed on Yin and Mao indicate Li surname.

子卯相加為柳，太陰加土姓周，天罡加勾陳姓龐，月將加酉姓時，辰加寅姓翟，神后臨卯姓藺，寅卯相加宋林，天罡加酉姓龔，六合加子姓孔加巳為杞，六合臨酉為蘭，青龍加卯姓關，卯加未為開，子加丑為孟。

The combination of Zi and Mao gives the surname Liu; Tai Yin added to the earth position gives the surname Zhou; Heavenly Gang and Gou Chen appearing together give the surname Pang; Month General added to You gives the surname Shi; Chen added to Yin gives the surname Zhai; Shen Hou Zi on Mao gives the surname Lin; the combination of Yin and Mao gives the surname Song or Lin; Heavenly Gang added to You gives the surname Gong; Liu He added to Zi gives the surname Kong, and added to Si gives the surname Qi; Liu He on You gives the surname Lan; Azure Dragon added to Mao gives the surname Guan; Mao added to Wei gives the surname Kai; Zi added to Chou gives the surname Meng. According to the initial table of contents, this section should be followed by three chapters: "Determining the Appearance of the Twelve Branches," "Appearance of the Ten Heavenly Stems," and "Divination of Human Appearance." However, the original text continues directly with a colophon, and these three chapters are only listed without content, indicating they are missing from the original. They are recorded as they appear without supplementation.

右一字訣又名玉連環，盧溪徐次賓述，翠微樵隱王順氏序其端，蓋大金人書也。余昔於苕溪，得羅子曼先生所傳陳狀元玉連環一書，題曰管輅公明撰，與此大略相似，而次序有異，後七言歌章，占風雨等論舊館兵失去久矣。

The above text of "One Character诀" is also known as "Jade Ring," written by Xu Cibin from Luxi. The preface was written by Wang Shun, who styled himself "Cuiwei Qiaoyan." Originally, it was a work from the Jin dynasty. I once obtained a book titled "Chen状元 Jade Ring" passed down by Luo Ziman, which was attributed to Guan Lu of the Three Kingdoms era (whose name was Gongming). Its content is roughly similar to this one, though the order of chapters differs. The book also included seven-character verse rhymes and sections on predicting rain and wind, but unfortunately, these were lost during a war when the book was stored in a pavilion, and it has been a long time since then.

子曼亦以江西再不復見，今錄是書有動厥中不能無慨嘆耳，次賓雲中間，假令悉是分城元先生所傳，不知次賓於分城為何人耶，知之者必有教諸，然嘉言妙理必有原委，要當參透何必考為何人也。

Luo Zi man later went to Jiangxi, and has not been seen since. Now, copying down this book, my heart is stirred, and I cannot help but feel a sense of regret. Xu Cibin said in the book that all the examples in it were passed down by the Master of Fencheng, but he did not know what relationship Xu Cibin had with this Master of Fencheng, nor who that Master was. Those who know the truth would surely be willing to enlighten us. However, to be honest, all good words and profound truths must have their origins; the important thing is to understand the principles thoroughly, and there is no need to insist on finding out who exactly he was.

洪武丁巳五月端陽後一日　松江朱恆 識

In the tenth year of the Hongwu era (1377 CE), on the day after the Dragon Boat Festival in the Dingsi year, Zhu Heng of Songjiang made a record.