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0 (零): Wuji (The Limitless)
1 (一): Taiji (The Supreme Ultimate)
2 (二): Liangyi (Two Forms: Yin & Yang)
3 (三): Sancai (Three Powers: Heaven, Earth, and Humanity)
4 (四): Sixiang (Four Symbols)
Azure Dragon of the East (Wood)
White Tiger of the West (Metal)
Vermilion Bird of the South (Fire)
Black Tortoise of the North (Water)
5 (五): Wuxing (Five Phases/Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water)
Liuyao (Six Lines of a Hexagram)
Liushen (Six Celestial Animals: Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Gouchen, Tengshe, White Tiger, Black Tortoise)
7 (七): Qizheng (Seven Governors—traditionally referring to the Sun, Moon, and five visible planets)
8 (八): Bagua (Eight Trigrams)
9 (九): Luoshu (Lo Shu Square—the Magic Square of Nine)
“9 on the head, 1 on the feet; 3 on the left, 7 on the right; 2 & 4 as shoulders; 6 & 8 as feet”
Heavenly Stems (Tiangan): Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui.
12 (十二): Earthly Branches (Dizhi): Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai
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