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Five Elements (Wu Xing)
The five elemental forces — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water — governing Chinese metaphysics.
chineseWu Xing (五行) — the Five Elements — are the foundational framework of Chinese metaphysics, medicine, and astrology. Wood generates Fire; Fire generates Earth; Earth generates Metal; Metal generates Water; Water generates Wood (generating cycle). Wood overcomes Earth; Earth overcomes Water; Water overcomes Fire; Fire overcomes Metal; Metal overcomes Wood (overcoming cycle). In BaZi, your elemental balance determines your strengths, weaknesses, compatible professions, and health tendencies.