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type: Palm Sutra Concept
title: "水 (Water)"
description: "Water is wisdom and flow."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html
category: "Damo Yi Zhang Jing · Five Elements"
branch: "亥 子"
tags: [yizhang, palm-sutra, wu-xing, five-elements]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
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# 水 (Water)

- **中文 / Chinese:** 水
- **Earthly branches 地支:** 亥, 子

Water is wisdom and flow — intelligence, flexibility and adaptability.

- **When abundant 偏旺:** abundant Water: clever, flexible and sociable, but can overthink or drift.
- **When lacking 缺:** lacking Water: short on flexibility — stay adaptable and open to new ideas.

Each pillar’s branch carries one of the five elements; their balance and the way they generate (相生) or restrict (相剋) one another across the four pillars adds a further layer to a reading. Cast one at <https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html>.

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