火
화(火)
the fire breath — burning
What it means
火 is the breath of burning and lighting.
In the seasons it is summer; in the directions, the south.
It receives the bearing of 木 and bears 土; it receives the control of 水 and controls 金.
What the document says
The burning breath runs over.
Its ardour is strong and its motion large.
It flares up and cools again at once.
Add the composure of water and it lasts.
The burning breath is right.
Bright expression and ardour are even.
It gives warmth to others without burning itself.
The burning breath is shallow.
The force to show the heart and to mingle is short, so it seems cold.
Bright light and the meeting of people warm that breath.
The burning breath holds the balance.
Ardour, expression and liveliness lift the fortune.
Red light and the south, high noon, and the meeting of people are of use.
A record born in the cold season.
Before all else, warmth.
Warm the people and the place as one kindles a fire, and the rest begins to move.
A record born in a season that does not lean.
Neither cold nor hot, so lean one step toward the brightening and the grain lives.
Where it stands
- 第二卷 五氣the Five Breaths88% legible