The Chinese concepts of the trigrams and the (Five elements) earth, fire, water, wood, and metal are also key factors in Fend Shui, depending on the school of Fend Shui to which the practitioner belongs, each element may be associated with a compass point, color, season, and number.
The Chinese imibono ye trigrams kanye (izakhi Five) umhlaba, umlilo, amanzi, izinkuni, nensimbi nezinye izici eziyinhloko e kele Shui, kuye ngokuthi isikole kele Shui eliphathelene nongoti kungokwalabo, element ngayinye kungenzeka ukuthi umataniswe ne iphuzu ikhampasi, umbala, isizini, kanye nenombolo.