Wood Element in Saju: Meaning and Traits

Wood is one of the five elements (오행, Oheng) at the center of Saju astrology — alongside Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, each element is traditionally tied to a set of personality tendencies, and everyone's birth chart contains a mix of all five in different amounts.

Wood is traditionally associated with growth, planning, and forward motion — traditionally associated with vision, ambition, and the drive to expand.

Two of the ten Heavenly Stems belong to Wood: 갑 (Gap, Yang) and 을 (Eul, Yin).

In the Five Element generating cycle, Wood generates Fire and is generated by the element before it. In the controlling cycle, Wood controls Earth.

How much of a given element shows up in a real chart varies a lot from person to person — some charts lean heavily on one or two elements, others are more evenly spread. The Saju Calculator on this site shows your personal Five Element balance from your real birth date and time.

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