The Secrets to Analyzing Siblings' Faces

First, the eyebrows are regarded as the Siblings Palace, so their thickness, length, and shape should be assessed carefully. For men, the left eyebrow signifies brothers and the right signifies sisters; for women, the left signifies sisters and the right signifies brothers.

Explanation: Using the pupils as a reference point, divide each eyebrow into several sections: thicker segments correspond to brothers, thinner segments to sisters. The overall thickness and length are used to infer the number of siblings.

Second, if the eyebrows are well defined, there are two or three brothers; if the eyebrows are prominent, there are four or five brothers; if the eyebrows are aligned with the eyes, there is a pair of brothers; if the eyebrows are broken yet appear connected, the brothers are scattered.

Explanation: Here, "well defined" refers to the inner eye corner; "prominent" refers to the outer eye corner.

Third, deer-shaped eyebrows are favorable, tiger-shaped eyebrows are unfavorable, and broom-shaped eyebrows suggest many brothers. Very bushy eyebrows indicate as many as ten siblings. Crescent-shaped eyebrows that are incomplete point to six or seven siblings. Straight eyebrows imply few brothers and often a single child. Thick roots of the eyebrows suggest a single child; flat eyebrows may also indicate being solitary. Very short eyebrows point to loneliness, while thin, sparse eyebrows suggest distance and estrangement.

Fourth, vertical lines above the eyebrows: on the left they indicate harm to brothers, on the right harm to sisters. Pits may foretell sudden death; square marks may indicate death or imprisonment; a dark blue-black hue may point to drowning—the exact spot corresponds to the specific condition.

Fifth, there are handy ways to count siblings: look at the lines at the tails of the eyebrows. The number of lines corresponds to the number of brothers—left for men, right for women. Another similar method looks at the lines beneath the heads of the eyebrows; again, the count of lines indicates the number of brothers.

Sixth, after determining the number of siblings, consider their birth order; the eyebrows, their ends, and the tip of the nose are all related.

Firstborn Features

• Eyebrows slightly curved, rounded at the head, and forked at the tail indicate the firstborn son.
• Rounded heads, pointed tails, and alignment with the eyes indicate the firstborn.
• Fine eyebrow hairs definitely indicate the firstborn; well-defined eyebrows that do not droop also clearly mark the first in rank.
• The left eye is smaller and the right eye larger.
• Straight eyebrows.
• A wide forehead and broad space between the brows indicate the firstborn. Many Heaven lines are unfavorable; half or short curves are not good. Human lines are favorable, and Earth lines resemble a wild goose.

Secondborn Features

• Slightly straight eyebrows with a low nose tip—if not the secondborn, what else could it be?
• Straight, broad eyebrows aligned with the eyes.
• A knife-edged nose tip indicates the secondborn. A low nose with narrow wings like a blade, combined with slightly raised ears, also points to the secondborn.
• A slightly broad, rounded upper forehead, with continuous Heaven lines, broken Human lines, and Earth lines that arc upward (as in the Li hexagram).

Thirdborn Features

• Curved eyebrows and a pointed nose tip indicate the thirdborn.
• An M-shaped forehead with broken Earth lines indicates the thirdborn (as in the Xun hexagram).
• If the upper brows appear very scattered, this person is certainly the thirdborn; a protruding forehead and a rounded back also indicate the thirdborn.

Explanation: Both the firstborn and the thirdborn have pointed nose tips and curved eyebrows? In fact, odd-numbered birth orders have pointed nose tips, while even-numbered ones have rounded tips. The firstborn has a pointed nose with a fleshy tip that does not reveal the stove, while the thirdborn has a pointed nose that does reveal the stove. The distinction lies in whether it shows or not. The firstborn’s eyebrow curve is milder; the thirdborn’s is more pronounced.

Fourthborn Features

• Flat eyebrows with drooping tails—if not the fourthborn, what else could it be?
• Curved eyebrows with pointed ends, a flat nose tip, and large nostrils indicate the fourthborn.
• If the eyebrow tails rise and the brows are small, shaped like tadpoles, this indicates the fourthborn.
• The fourthborn has a narrow, square forehead, with continuous Three Talents lines (as in the Qian hexagram).

Fifthborn Features

• The fifthborn has eyebrows like silkworm cocoons.
• A bulge on the outer upper side of the eyes indicates the fifthborn.
• Small eyebrows that are black and long, with a protruding nose tip.
• The fifthborn has forehead lines that curve upward.

Sixthborn Features

• Small eyebrows that do not extend past the eye corners.
• The sixthborn shows Three Talents lines on the forehead, with difficult lines above, below, left, and right.

Seventhborn Features

• Large, arched eyebrow tails that extend beyond the eye corners and fork.
• The forehead has Three Talents lines whose ends curve downward.