Water

Water Core Characteristics:
Moisturizing, downward flow, coolness, closure and storage, fluidity, wisdom, flexibility, and change.

Natural Symbols:
Rivers, lakes, seas, rain, dew, ice, snow, and abysses.

Direction:
North.

Season:
Winter (when all things close, store, and rest).

Colors:
Black and deep blue.

Human Body:
Kidneys, bladder (responsible for water metabolism, storing essence, and bone marrow production), ears, urinary organs, bone marrow.

Emotions:
Fear (excessive fear harms the kidneys).

Taste:
Salty.

Virtues:
Wisdom, strategy, calmness, adaptability.

Symbolic meaning:
Represents the source of life, nourishment, and flow; symbolizes wisdom, foresight, self-reflection, and calmness; represents adaptability, flexibility, and the power to overcome strength with softness; also symbolizes changeability, potential danger (such as floods), and hidden things.