Word origin · etymology
English translation of Chinese huǒ, 火.
Fire names flame or burning; phase marks its use as a changing-process category within wǔxíng.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Religious Daoism, five-agent names ↗
How we know · epistemology
Expression symbolism and polarity convention
Bing/Ding distinguish polarity within one phase. Fire’s expressive symbolism does not measure enthusiasm, body temperature or a physical energy output.
Joey Yap: Five Phases and the ten Day Masters (practitioner account) ↗Hong Kong Observatory: Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches ↗
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