The Five Elements of BaZi (五行)
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water — the five elemental energies every BaZi chart is made of. Each is a quality of movement, season and relationship, not “stuff”. Each has its own page here, built on real charts cast by the same deterministic engine that builds yours.
Start with the full guide
Read The Five Elements (Wu Xing) in BaZi first — the creation and control cycles and how balance is judged.
- Wood (木) 木
Wood is the element of growth — the trunk, the grove and the spring wind. It stands for direction, ambition and beginnings: things that push upward and outward.
- Fire (火) 火
Fire is the element of visibility — the sun, the hearth and the middle of the day. It stands for warmth, passion and peak energy: things that are seen, felt and shared.
- Earth (土) 土
Earth is the element of grounding — the mountain, the field and the harvest. It stands for stability, nourishment and trust: the ground everything else stands on.
- Metal (金) 金
Metal is the element of precision — the axe, the jewel and the autumn edge. It stands for clarity, value and completion: what is cut, refined and made exact.
- Water (水) 水
Water is the element of depth — the river, the well and the winter dark. It stands for flow, wisdom and rest: what moves, what soaks and what remembers.