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

- **中文 / Chinese:** 木
- **Earthly branches 地支:** 寅, 卯

Wood is benevolence and growth — planning, expansion and upward drive.

- **When abundant 偏旺:** abundant Wood: idealistic, driven and compassionate, but can be stubborn or impractical.
- **When lacking 缺:** lacking Wood: short on vision and patience — cultivate long-term goals.

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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