三才紋
The Three-Talent lines (三才紋)
Three lines traced from the left-palm reference are overlaid on the same hand mesh. Heaven corresponds to the heart line, Human to the head line, and Earth to the life line. This is a positional example, not a reading of anyone's palm.
Positions and features
- Heaven line
- Heart line
- Human line
- Head line
- Earth line
- Life line
At a glance
The Chinese names for the three great lines — heart line = Heaven, head line = Human, life line = Earth.
What is the The Three-Talent lines (三才紋)?
Chinese palmistry reads the three major lines as the Three Talents — Heaven, Human, Earth. The **heart line is 天紋 (Heaven), the head line 人紋 (Human), and the life line 地紋 (Earth)**; the vertical fate line is called 玉柱, the jade pillar. Western practice points at the same three lines, so **the lines are identical and only the names and reading frame differ** — where the West reads each line as its own subject (affection, intellect, vitality), the Three Talents read them as one structure in which the three stand in relation to each other. ⚠️ Shared names do not mean shared meanings. And that the life line's length is not lifespan is common ground in both traditions.
Frequently asked
- What does the The Three-Talent lines (三才紋) mean in palmistry?
- The Chinese names for the three great lines — heart line = Heaven, head line = Human, life line = Earth. Chinese palmistry reads the three major lines as the Three Talents — Heaven, Human, Earth. The **heart line is 天紋 (Heaven), the head line 人紋 (Human), and the life line 地紋 (Earth)**; the vertical fate line is called 玉柱, the jade pillar. Western practice points at the same three lines, so **the lines are identical and only the names and reading frame differ** — where the West reads each line as its own subject (affection, intellect, vitality), the Three Talents read them as one structure in which the three stand in relation to each other. ⚠️ Shared names do not mean shared meanings. And that the life line's length is not lifespan is common ground in both traditions.
More in this group
- Is palmistry Eastern or Western?
- The eight trigram palaces of the palm (掌中八卦)
- Five-element palm shapes (五行掌形)
- Life Line
- Head Line
- Heart Line
- Fate Line
- Sun Line (Apollo Line)
- Mount of Venus
- Mount of Jupiter
- Mount of Saturn
- Mount of Apollo
- Mount of Mercury
- Mount of Mars
- Mount of the Moon (Luna)
- Palmistry (手相)
- Three major lines (三大線)
- Mounts (丘)
- Which hand to read (左右手)
See how the The Three-Talent lines (三才紋) reads on your own palm.
Read my palm →Palmistry is a traditional reading of temperament, for reference only — it does not replace medical or legal judgment. Source: 중국 수상학(手相學) 통설 — 삼재문·장중팔괘(掌中八卦).