Water Element (水 shuǐ)
Water Element (水 shuǐ)
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Description
Water (水 shuǐ) is one of the Wu Xing (Chinese: 五行; pinyin: wǔxíng), also known as the Five Elements, Five Phases, the Five Agents, the Five Movements, Five Processes, the Five Steps/Stages and the Five Planets or "the five types of chi dominating at different times". We decided to use the word Element to describe it because it is the most used even if it is not the most accurate. Generation cycle: Generated by Metal Element (金 jīn), the Water Element generates Wood Element (木 mù). Control cycle: Controlled by Earth Element (土 tǔ), the Water Element controls Fire Element (火 huǒ).Related Features
Season: Winter: a period of retreat, where stillness and storage pervades Climate: Cold Classic/Diagnostic Color: Blue, White Therapeutic Color: Violet Odor: Putrid Taste: Salty Sound: Groaning Emotion: Fear, Anxiety, Awe Life period: Late Maturity/Death Personal power: Emphasize Faith/Worldview: Reintegrative/Universalizing faith: concentrate on the greater good. Related Yin meridian: KI (Kidney Channel - Zu Shao Yin) Related Yang meridian: BL (Bladder Channel - Zu Tai Yang) Related tissue: Bone Related sense: EarsImages
