Element Characteristic Chart
| ELEMENT | WATER | WOOD | FIRE | EARTH | METAL |
| Heavenly creature | Black Tortoise | Azure Dragon | Vermilion Bird | Yellow Dragon / Qilin | White Tiger |
| Male Branch (Yang) | Rat | Tiger | Horse | Dragon,Dog | Monkey |
| Female Branch (Yin) | Hog | Rabbit | Snake | Cow,Sheep | Hen |
| Color | Black, blue | Green, brown | Red, purple | Yellow, orange | White, silver |
| Season | Winter | Spring | Summer | Late Summer | Autumn |
| Climate | Cold | Windy | Hot | Damp | Dry |
| Development | Dormant | Sprouting | Blooming | Ripening | Withering |
| Directions | North | East | South | Center | West |
| Flavor | Salty | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Spicy |
| Fruit | Chestnut | Palm | Almond | Date | Peach |
| Organs | Kidneys | Liver | Heart | Spleen | Lungs |
| System | Excretory | Nervous | Circulatory | Digestive | Respiratory |
| Shape | Undulating | Rectangular | Triangle | Square | Round |
| Body | Bone | Nerve | Blood | Muscle | Skin |
| Face | Ears | Eyes | Tongue | Mouth | Nose |
| Emotions | Fear | Anger | Happy | Worry | Sad |
| Disease | Cold | Wind | Hot | Wet | Dry |
| Personal | Gentle | Honest | Polite | Promises | Renown |
| Voice | O | A | I | U | E |
| Material | Sea, Vegetation, Electrical currents, Storms, Rain, Steam, Fluid, Mud, Slime, Sludge, Salt, Time, Pressure, Glass mirror, Shadow | Wind, Sound, Plywood, Air, Minerals, Mana, Ink, Acid, Mind, Rubber, Paper, Static, Wax, Health | Visible light, Soap, Thermal Radiation, UV rays, Rust, Bleach, IR beams, Burn, Blaze, Oil, Glass, Mass, Clay | Rock, Carbon, Dust, Sand, Energy, Powder, Space, Sugar, Smoke, Gems, Ash, Gravity, Quake, Muscle | Nimbus, Ether, Milk, Gold, Platinum, Holy water, Snow, Ice, Frost, Alloys, Forge |
| Planet | Mercury | Jupiter | Mars | Saturn | Venus |
| Phase | Full Yin | New Yang | Full Yang | Yin/Yang balance | New Yin |