Element | WOOD | FIRE | EARTH | METAL | WATER |
Season | Spring | Summer | Late Summer Change of seasons
(Every third month) |
Autumn | Winter |
Climatic Qi | Wind | Heat | Damp | Dryness | Cold |
Yang Organ | Gallbladder | Sm. Intestine/San jiao | Stomach | Lg. Intestine | Bladder |
Yin Organ | Liver | Heart/pericardium | Spleen | Lung | Kidney |
Sense Organ | Eyes | Tongue | Mouth | Nose | Ears |
Body Tissue | Sinews/tendons | Blood Vessel/pulse | Muscles | Skin | Bone |
Emotion | Anger | Joy/Shock | Worry | Sadness | Fear |
Colour | Green | Red | Yellow | White | Black |
Taste | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Spicy/pungent | Salty |
Direction | east | south | center / zenith | west | north |
Planet | Jupiter | Mars | Saturn | Venus | Mercury |
Heavenly creature | Azure Dragon
蒼龍 or 青龍 |
Vermilion Bird
朱雀 |
Yellow Dragon or Yellow Qilin
黃龍 or 黃麟 |
White Tiger
白虎 |
Black Tortoise
玄武 |
Heavenly Stems | 甲, 乙 | 丙, 丁 | 戊, 己 | 庚, 辛 | 壬, 癸 |
Phase | New Yang | Full Yang | Yin/Yang balance | New Yin | Full Yin |
Energy | Generative | Expansive | Stabilizing | Contracting | Conserving |
Development | Sprouting | Blooming | Ripening | Withering | Dormant |
Livestock | dog | sheep/goat | cattle | chicken | pig |
Fruit | plum | apricot | jujube (dates) | peach | chestnut |
Grain | wheat | beans | rice | hemp | millet |
Mental Quality | Sensitivity | Creativity | Clarity | Intuition | Spontaneity |
Negative Emotion | anger, frustration | over-excitation | worry, anxiety | grief, sadness | fear, lack of will |
Positive Emotion | Patience | Joy | Empathy,Love | Courage | Calmness |
Body Fluid | Tears | Sweat | Saliva | Mucus | Urine |
Finger | index finger | middle finger | thumb | ring finger | little finger |
Smell | Rancid | Scorched | Fragrant | Putrid | Rotten |
Sense | sight | speech | taste | smell | hearing |
Life | birth | youth | adulthood | old age | death |