Detailed Analysis of Yi Wood
"Yi means Winding". All things shed their shells and wind their way out. Yi Wood is Yin Wood, representing flowers, grass, vines, and crops. Yi Wood is gentle in nature, possessing characteristics of twisting, detail, and dependency.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yin Wood
- Direction: East
- Season: Spring
- Time: Sunrise (Mao Hour)
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Liver
- Sense Organ: Eyes
- Body Tissue: Tendons, Neck, Shoulders
- Emotion: Anger
- Taste: Sour
- Color: Emerald Green
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Water generates Wood
- Controlling: Metal controls Wood
- Five Combinations: Yi combines with Geng to form Metal (Combination of Benevolence and Righteousness). Yi is Yin Wood (Gentle), Geng is Yang Metal (Rigid). Hardness and softness complement each other, governing benevolence and relationships.
- Clash: Yi clashes with Xin.
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Yi is one of the "Three Wonders" (Sun Wonder).
- Represented Figures: Chinese doctors, physicians, wife, women, artists.
- Symbolism: Curved, soft, art, herbal medicine, neck, liver.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies gentleness and virtue; inauspicious implies indecision.