Word origin · etymology
English translation of Chinese shuǐ, 水.
Water names the familiar fluid; phase identifies its role as one category in the traditional fivefold process scheme.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Religious Daoism, five-agent names ↗
How we know · epistemology
Fluidity symbolism and polarity convention
Ren/Gui specify polarity within the model. Associations with fluidity or intelligence do not measure cognitive ability, emotional depth or bodily water.
Joey Yap: Five Phases and the ten Day Masters (practitioner account) ↗Hong Kong Observatory: Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches ↗
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