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2.2 five elements
the correspondences of the 5 elements (CAM p.21-22- table 1 ; HB KIM p.6)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spring | WOOD- season: |
| summer | FIRE- season: |
| none | EARTH- season: |
| autumn | METAL- season: |
| winter | WATER- season: |
| east | WOOD- directions: |
| south | FIRE- directions: |
| center | EARTH- directions: |
| west | METAL- directions: |
| north | WATER- directions: |
| birth | WOOD- developments: |
| growth | FIRE- developments: |
| transformation | EARTH- developments: |
| harvest | METAL- developments: |
| storage | WATER- developments: |
| lesser yang | WOOD: Yin-Yang |
| utmost yang | FIRE: Yin-Yang |
| center | EARTH: Yin-Yang |
| lesser yin | METAL: Yin-Yang |
| utmost yin | WATER: Yin-Yang |
| 3 | WOOD numbers: pre-heaven |
| 2 | FIRE numbers: pre-heaven |
| 5 | EARTH numbers: pre-heaven |
| 4 | METAL numbers: pre-heaven |
| 1 | WATER numbers: pre-heaven |
| 8 | WOOD numbers: post-heaven |
| 7 | FIRE numbers: post-heaven |
| 10 | EARTH numbers: post-heaven |
| 9 | METAL numbers: post-heaven |
| 6 | WATER numbers: post-heaven |
| wheat | WOOD grains: |
| beans | FIRE grains: |
| rice | EARTH grains: |
| hemp | METAL grains: |
| millet | WATER grains: |
| fish | WOOD animals: |
| bird | FIRE animals: |
| human | EARTH animals: |
| mammals | METAL animals: |
| shell-covered | WATER animals: |
| sheep | WOOD domestic animals: |
| fowl | FIRE domestic animals: |
| OX | EARTH domestic animals: |
| dog | METAL domestic animals: |
| big | WATER domestic animals: |
| jupiter | WOOD planets: |
| Mars | FIRE planets: |
| Satun | EARTH planets: |
| Venus | METAL planets: |
| Mercury | WATER planets: |
| LV | WOOD Yin organ: |
| HT | FIRE Yin organ: |
| SP | EARTH Yin organ: |
| LU | METAL Yin organ: |
| KD | WATER Yin organ: |
| GB | WOOD yang organ: |
| SI | FIRE yang organ: |
| ST | EARTH yang organ: |
| LI | METAL yang organ: |
| UB | WATER yang organ: |
| green | WOOD colours: |
| red | FIRE colours: |
| yellow | EARTH colours: |
| white | METAL colours: |
| black | WATER colours: |
| shouting | WOOD sounds: |
| laughing | FIRE sounds: |
| singing | EARTH sounds: |
| weeping | METAL sounds: |
| Groaning | WATER sounds: |
| Rancid | WOOD smell: |
| Scorched | FIRE smell: |
| Fragrant | EARTH smell: |
| Rotten | METAL smell: |
| putrid | WATER smell: |
| anger | WOOD emotions: |
| joy | FIRE emotions: |
| pensiveness | EARTH emotions: |
| sadness | METAL emotions: |
| fear | WATER emotions: |
| sour | WOOD tastes: |
| bitter | FIRE tastes: |
| sweet | EARTH tastes: |
| pungent | METAL tastes: |
| salty | WATER tastes: |
| sinews | WOOD tissues: |
| Blood vessels | FIRE tissues: |
| Muscles | EARTH tissues: |
| Skin | METAL tissues: |
| Bones | WATER tissues: |
| Eyes | WOOD sense organs: |
| Tongue | FIRE sense organs: |
| Mouth and Lips | EARTH sense organs: |
| Nose | METAL sense organs: |
| Ears | WATER sense organs: |
| Wind | WOOD climates: |
| Heat | FIRE climates: |
| Dampness | EARTH climates: |
| Dryness | METAL climates: |
| Cold | WATER climates: |