금 金Element
The Metal element
STRUCTURE, CLARITY AND BOUNDARIESMetal people bring clarity. They are disciplined, principled and decisive, with high standards for themselves and others. They value structure and can be hard on themselves.
- Traits
- Disciplined, Principled, Decisive, Refined
- Colors
- white, silver, gold
- Direction
- West
- Numbers
- 4 and 9
- Season
- Autumn
- Fed by
- Earth
- Feeds
- Water
- Controls
- Wood
Metal Day Masters
Too little or too much Metal
- Too little
- Add structure: declutter, set clear rules for yourself and practice saying no.
- Too much
- Lots of Metal can make you rigid or self-critical. Make room for play.
Metal years
Years whose heavenly stem is Metal. Each starts at Ipchun, around February 4.
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