Ning is of course a fire sign. It is composed of Bao Hijab and Ding Huo Zu among the Ten Heavenly Stems. Ding Fire is Yin Fire, such as charcoal fire. Northerners will put a fire under their bed during the winter. Only by heating a pot of wood and charcoal fire can you sleep peacefully and avoid waking up from the cold in the middle of the night.
There are many methods for classifying the five elements of Chinese characters, including the "five-element method of phonology" which is based on pronunciation, the "five-element method of glyphs" which is based on structure, and the "five-element method of meaning" which is based on the meaning of Chinese characters. , there are "mathematical five elements method" divided according to the number of strokes, etc.
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Five-element method of glyphs:
The so-called shape refers to glyphs, which refers to the physical composition of characters. Many Chinese characters include wood, fire, earth, metal, and water in their glyphs, which can be seen directly. Such as:
Wood: Ben, Pu, Shu, Ji, Bridge, Banyan, Lin, Tong, etc.
Fire: brilliant, brilliant, flaming, torch, beacon, brilliant, etc.
Earth: Earth, Jian, Kun, Tan, Pei, Zeng, etc.
Gold: Jian, steel, buttons, copper, tin, etc.
Water: spring, ice, sink, river, ze, sect, wave, etc.
This is the oldest, most reliable and most widely accepted method of dividing Chinese characters into five elements. The principle is derived from the hieroglyphic characteristics of Chinese characters. However, the biggest drawback is that many glyphs do not include wood, fire, and earth. It is difficult to clearly distinguish the attributes of the five elements of Chinese characters with the five radicals of , metal, and water.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Five Elements Attributes