The five elements in 88 belong to earth or wood.
1988 is the year of Wuchen in the lunar calendar. The corresponding earthly branch is Chen, and Chen is the dragon. According to the earthly branch numerology, the five elements of Wu belong to earth, so the five elements of people who belong to the dragon belong to earth. In 1988, Nayin is a big forest tree. The five elements of big forest trees are used to predict middle-aged fortunes. People born in the Wuchen and Jisi years are all destined to have big forest trees.
The Five Elements Theory is a material view in ancient China. It refers to the five ancient philosophical terms of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. It is mostly used in philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine and divination. The Five Elements Theory was caused by ancient Chinese people's insufficient understanding of the world. It emphasizes the whole and aims to describe the movement form and transformation relationship of things. The meaning of the Five Elements Theory encompasses the five basic dynamics of the evolution process of Yin and Yang. Ancient Chinese philosophers used the Five Elements Theory to explain the formation and interrelationship of all things in the world.