| category | wood | fire | earth | metal | water |
| directions | east | south | center | west | north |
| tastes | sour | bitter | sweet | acrid | salty |
| smells | goatish | burning | fragrant | rank | rotten |
| heav. body | stars | sun | earth | constellation | moon |
| planets | Jupiter | Mars | Saturn | Venus | Mercury |
| weather | wind | heat | thunder | cold | rain |
| Yin/Yang | lesser Yang | great. Yang | equal | lesser Yin | greater Yin |
| psycho/func. | demeanor | vision | thought | speech | hearing |
| govt. style | relaxed | enlightened | careful | energetic | quiet |
| colors | green | red | yellow | white | black |
| dom. anim. | sheep | fowl | ox | dog | pig |
| viscera | spleen | lungs | heart | kidney | liver |
| body parts | muscles | pulse-blood | flesh | skin/hair | bones |
| sense organ | eye | tongue | mouth | nose | ear |
| affect | anger | joy | desire | sorrow | fear |
| musical scale | pe- | nt- | at- | on- | ic scale |
| changes | germinate | grow | transform | reap | store |