Generating cycle
Also called: sheng cycle, 生, 相生
相生 (xiāng shēng), the generating cycle, in which each element feeds the next: Wood feeds Fire, Fire makes Earth (ash), Earth yields Metal, Metal carries Water, Water grows Wood. The nourishing, productive flow that runs the pentagon's rim.
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