土 · Shi You
《說文解字》:”土,地之吐生物者也。二象地之下、地之中,丨物出形也。” The glyph is earth itself — the horizontal lines are the ground, the vertical stroke is something growing up from it. It is the third of the Five Phases (五行): “五行之一.” The《易·離彖》says “百穀草木麗乎土” (grains and p $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart