In Chinese: Wu Sing A system in Chinese philosophy based on the observations of the interacting processes of the natural world. In the Five Element system, distinctions can be made between five dynamic processes, functions and characteristics: Water, Fire, Wood, Metal and Earth.
Five Element theory describes the energy of the world as occurring in five phases or Elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The theory is used in many contexts, but in medicine it is the basis for determining constitutional types.
Earth, water, fire, wind and space.
wood, metal, fire, water and earth; the presence or absence of each element is thought to affect the Feng Shui of a building or landscape.
the five basic divisions of Chi or five forces of the universe; they are given archetypal names from nature: Wood, Water, Metal, Earth, Fire.
TCM is based on observations of the natural world. The five elements are water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. They can be used to represent and diagnose the functions of our internal organs.
the five energies of wood, earth, metal, water and fire which exist in nature. Each transforms and controls one another to maintain a harmonious balance
(Five Phases): Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, and Fire as manifestations ("phases" or "transformations") of chi. The expression "five elements" derives from two Chinese words: wu ("five") and xing ("move" or "walk"). Its implicit meaning is "five processes." According to ancient Chinese cosmology, the Five Elements compose everything. In Chinese medicine, each of the Five Elements symbolizes a group of physiologic functions: "Earth" (soil) represents balance or neutrality; Metal (coal, fossils, and inorganic matter), decay; Water (moisture), a state of maximum rest leading to a change of functional direction; Wood (organic matter), a growth phase; and Fire (gases), maximum activity.
Five transformations of energy: fire, earth, metal, water, wood.
The Chinese universe was ordered in five directions symbolized by the five elements, five colors, animal deities, and the seasons of the year. The five elements are earth (yellow), fire (red), water (black), metal (white), and wood (blue).
in nature the five elements are: water, fire, wood, metal, and earth; these five elements of nature are believed to represent how our internal organs work together and determine our physical and metal state
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The Chinese believe the interactions of these five elements earth, wood, fire, metal, and water can be combined in different quantities to create all the permutations that are found in the forces of nature.
In traditional Chinese philosophy, natural phenomena can be classified into the Five Elements : wood, fire, earth, metal, and water (木, ç«, 土, 金, æ°´; mù, huÇ’, tÇ”, jÄ«n, shÇ”i). These elements were used for describing interactions and relationships between phenomena. Five phases is the more appropriate way of translating wÇ”xÃng — literally, "five goings".
Japan imported the different concepts of five elements from China, and are heavily influenced by Buddhism. The Chinese five elements are called gogyŠ(五行), and the Indian five elements are called godai (五大). The following article explains the latter.
