The characters of the five elements are thetheoretical meanings gradually developed byancient people through extraction andsublimation of wood, fire, earth, metal andwater, based on their simple reorganization .They are mainly used to analyze theattributes of various things in the fiveelements , and to study interrelation of things
n The characters of the five elements are the theoretical meanings gradually developed by ancient people through extraction and sublimation of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, based on their simple reorganization . n They are mainly used to analyze the attributes of various things in the five elements , and to study interrelation of things
The reorganization of the characters of thefive elements has exceeded the five thingsthemselves, and what is more it is extensivephilosophic meaning
n The reorganization of the characters of the five elements has exceeded the five things themselves, and what is more it is extensive philosophic meaning
Wood（木）“Wood bends and strengthens"木日曲直whichmeans the stem and branches canbend, strengthen, grow upward andoutward.It is extended that anything that has thefunction or property of growing,developingand flourishing is attributed to wood
Wood（木） n “Wood bends and strengthens”木曰曲直， n which means the stem and branches can bend，strengthen，grow upward and outward. n It is extended that anything that has the function or property of growing，developing and flourishing is attributed to wood