Fire (wuxing)

In Chinese philosophy, fire (Chinese: 火; pinyin: huǒ) is one of the five elements that form the wuxing.

Fire is seen traditionally as the symbol of old yang with in the principles of the philosophy of Yin and yang. Its motion is expanding, moving upwards and warming, this can be seen in the energy of fermenting, ripening, convection and the foundational principle behind adaption.

Fire is associated with Summer, the South In the northern hemisphere and North in the Southern hemisphere and the planet Mars, the color red (associated with extreme luck), hot weather, daylight, and the Vermilion Bird (Zhu Que) in the Four Symbols.

There is debate based on the logic of fire, summer and the south as to whether Chinese stems and branches medicine and feng shui should be changed for the southern hemisphere.