Guides
How strong each of the five phases is, and how they pull on each other, is the ground everything else stands on. This chapter pairs each term with what it looks like in real life.
Jin Wang
strong Metal
Jin Ruo
weak Metal
Mu Wang
strong Wood
Mu Ruo
weak Wood
Shui Wang
strong Water
Shui Ruo
weak Water
Huo Wang
strong Fire
Huo Ruo
weak Fire
Tu Wang
strong Earth
Tu Ruo
weak Earth
Xiang Sheng
mutual generation: one phase feeds the next in the cycle
Xiang Ke
mutual control: one phase checks another
Bi Jie
peers and rivals: the same phase as the day master
Yin Xing
resource: the phase that feeds the day master
Cai Xing
wealth: what the day master controls
Guan Sha
officer and seven killings: what controls the day master
Shi Shang
output: what the day master produces
How should I read this chapter?
Each row gives the pinyin, the plain-English name, and what it points to in real life. The terms are labels for structure, not verdicts: read them as a way of describing a chart, then look at the behaviour they suggest. This chapter holds 17 terms in 2 sections.
Where do these terms appear in the product?
In the chart read-out, the advice layer, the comparison conclusions and the period notes. When a word on a result page is unfamiliar, come back here for the row that explains it.
Can a term be used as a conclusion?
No. Terms describe structure; the scores come from a separate model whose formulas are published. We make no claim about outcomes, in either direction.