Five Elements Compatibility
戊Yang Earth+壬Yang Water
Taming cycle · Earth tames Water in the controlling cycle.
56%
A mountain versus the ocean: someone always wants the last word.
#9 of 10 for Yang EarthBottom 2% of all 55 stem pairs
Ask themWho usually wins the argument?
Why 56%?
Yang Earth is 戊, a mountain; Yang Water is 壬, the ocean. Earth tames Water in the controlling cycle. Controlling pairs start at 58. Both are yang, which takes away 2: 58 − 2 = 56.
Out of the 10 stems, 8 would score higher with Yang Earth.
Only the year's stem is used — this is a quick game, not a saju (Four Pillars) reading. The points are our own design; the five-element cycles are a tradition, not a science.