Detailed Analysis of Ding Fire
"Ding means Strong". The form of things becoming strong and solid. Ding Fire is Yin Fire, representing candlelight, starlight, and human fire. Ding Fire is gentle in nature, possessing characteristics of warmth, introspection, and civilization.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yin Fire
- Direction: South
- Season: Summer
- Time: Late Morning (Wu Hour)
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Heart
- Sense Organ: Tongue
- Body Tissue: Blood Vessels, Chest
- Emotion: Joy
- Taste: Bitter
- Color: Pale Red
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Wood generates Fire
- Controlling: Water controls Fire
- Five Combinations: Ding combines with Ren to form Wood (Combination of Benevolence and Longevity / Lust). Ding is Yin Fire, Ren is Yang Water. Fire and Water complement. Good structure implies longevity; bad structure implies promiscuity.
- Clash: Ding clashes with Gui.
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Ding is one of the "Three Wonders" (Star Wonder), also known as "Jade Maiden".
- Represented Figures: Young women, female third party, documents, certificates.
- Symbolism: Hope, miracles, eyes, heart, articles, tickets/bills.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies intelligence and beauty; inauspicious implies seductive and unrealistic.