Five ElementsStudy reference · Wu Xing
Wood
Spring
Wood opens the cycle: growth, direction and flexibility. In classical study it is linked to spring's push and the capacity to extend without breaking.
- SeasonSpring
- ClimateWind
- ColourGreen / blue-green
- TasteSour
Classical correlations
- SeasonSpring
- ClimateWind
- ColourGreen / blue-green
- TasteSour
- DirectionEast
- EmotionAnger / assertiveness
- SoundShouting
- TissueSinews & ligaments
- SenseSight
- MovementRising & expanding
Study image
A shoot opening toward light — grow without snapping the root.
Body focus
Flank, eyes, sinews, lateral leg (LR / GB).
Zang–Fu & spirit
Zang (yin)Liver (Gan)
Fu (yang)Gallbladder (Dan)
Associated spiritHun — ethereal soul, vision & planning
Study Wood with Liver and Gallbladder: qi regulation, sinews, eyes and decision-making dynamics. Use the 3D atlas (lateral leg, flank, eyes) and LR / GB sheets. Educational Wu Xing frame — not diagnosis.
Study dynamics (excess / deficiency)
Excess tendency (study)
In classical study: tension, stiffness, irritability, abrupt movement. Read with Liver/Gallbladder — educational frame, not diagnosis.
Deficiency tendency (study)
In study: indecision, sinew fatigue, “dull” vision, planning difficulty. Contrast with excess on LR/GB sheets.
Study themes
- Planning & direction
- Flexibility vs stiffness
- Sinews & movement
- Vision (classical study)