地支（八字）
八字的十二地支——標記時辰、月令、季節的曆法單位，各自藏有藏干。地支才是名字；生肖動物（鼠、牛…）只是它的通俗別名。
midnight and the year's still point — pure Water at its coldest, everything held in potential
閱讀此頁 →frozen field — damp Earth that stores Metal, patient and load-bearing
閱讀此頁 →the first stir of spring — rising Wood carrying the spark of Fire, sudden initiative
閱讀此頁 →full spring growth — pure soft Wood, lush, fast, everywhere at once
閱讀此頁 →the damp reservoir — Earth that stores Water, fertile and volatile, the vault of storms
閱讀此頁 →rising summer Fire — the forge, bright and coiled, Metal hidden in the heat
閱讀此頁 →high noon — peak Fire at the year's zenith, pure heat and visibility
閱讀此頁 →dry summer earth — Earth that stores Wood, warm and settling, the harvest ground
閱讀此頁 →the first Metal of autumn — sharp and restless, the seed of Water already forming
閱讀此頁 →pure refined Metal — the harvest blade, exact, finished, unmixed
閱讀此頁 →dry autumn earth — Earth that stores Fire, the banked ember, loyal and guarded
閱讀此頁 →the opening of winter — broad Water carrying the seed of next year's Wood
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