The division of five elements of Chinese characters is mainly confirmed according to the initial form, meaning and source of radical. Chinese characters are hieroglyphs. As far as word formation is concerned, the form and meaning of Chinese characters are closely related, whether it is pictographic, ideographic, knowing or pictophonetic. Especially the radical of Chinese characters, which is actually a symbol of meaning, so we can find out the five elements of its meaning more simply and accurately through the radical of Chinese characters.
The so-called word meaning is the meaning and meaning of the word itself. Many Chinese characters can determine the five elements from their meanings. The five-element attribute of some Chinese characters is difficult to confirm from the radical and word meaning. Chinese characters have an evolutionary process, and their five-element attributes can be verified from the most primitive origin. In fact, the original meaning is to process and carve jade, which is related to brightness and temperature, so the five elements should be fire.
Examples are as follows
The five elements belong to the golden formula: gold, phlegm, phlegm, knife, strength, ge, dagger, mink, gold and bone.
The five elements belong to the water side: water, water, water, water, water, rain, moon, fish, water and water.
The five elements belong to one side of wood: wood, wood, wood, wood, wood, wood, bamboo, wheat and wood.
The five elements belong to fire: fire, eight, qi, ding, light, sun, separation and beauty.
The five elements belong to earth: earth, factory, mountain, tile, cave, hole, pit and stop.
Plants, herbs, spices, etc. Be classified as wood.
Light, propagation, high temperature, etc. Be classified as fire.
Soil, rocks and impurities are classified as soil.
Metal, hardness, decisiveness, etc. Be classified as gold.
Rivers, rain and thunder, humidity, etc. Be classified as water.