The common memory jogs, which help to remind in what order the phases are:
- Wood feeds Fire;
- Fire creates Earth (ash);
- Earth bears Metal;
- Metal carries Water (as in a bucket or tap, or water condenses on metal);
- Water nourishes Wood.
- Wood absorbs Water;
- Water rusts Metal;
- Metal breaks up Earth;
- Earth smothers Fire;
- Fire burns Wood.
- Wood parts Earth (such as roots; or, Trees can prevent soil erosion);
- Earth absorbs (or muddies) Water (or Earth dam control the water);
- Water quenches Fire;
- Fire melts Metal;
- Metal chops Wood.
Wood -> Water
Wood -> Earth
Water -> Fire
Water -> Metal
Metal -> Earth
Metal -> Wood
Earth -> Water
Earth -> Fire
Fire -> Wood
Fire -> Metal
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