The Feng Shui wiki is a very comprehensive listing of the basics of Feng Shui terminology, containing all the important terms and vocabulary used in traditional Chinese Feng Shui. If you are new to learning Feng Shui, we hope this feng shui wiki will show you the incredible depth of traditional Chinese Feng Shui and help stimulate further interest in Feng Shui and Chinese astrology. If you are already an experienced practitioner or feng shui professional, use our feng shui wiki to test your feng shui knowledge!
Feng Shui Basic Vocabulary – Feng Shui Wiki
| Feng Shui | Wind and Water |
| Luo Pan | Traditional Chinese Feng Shui Compass |
| Yin & Yang | The Principles of Univesal Balance |
| Shui, Mu, Huo, Tu & Jin | Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal – the Five Transformational Phases or as they are known in the West, the Five Elements |
| Wu Xing | Five Transformational Phases |
| Sheng | Birth/generating (Sheng Cycle – generating cycle of Five Elements) |
| Ke or Ko | Control/destroy- control cycle of Five Elements |
| Wu | Insulting/Bullying Cycle of the Five Elements |
| Gua or Kua | Trigram |
| Fu Xi | Legendary Emperor of China |
| Luo shu | Ancient River Luo chart – precursor of the Late Heaven Ba Gua |
| Tian, Di & Ren | Heaven, Earth and Man |
| Tai Yang | Literally “Big Yang” – the Sun |
| Tai Yin | Literally “Big Yin” – the Moon |
| Xu shui | Empty or Virtual Water |
| Ba gua | Eight Trigrams |
| He Tu | Drawing from the River He |
| Xian tian ba gua | Early or Pre Heaven Ba Gua |
| Hou tian ba gua | Late or Post Heaven Ba Gua/ Bagua |
| Sha Qi | Noxious Qi |
| Tong Shu | Literally ” Book of Everything”. Almanac or farmer’s calendar |
| Liu sha | Six Killings – Eight House school of feng Shui |
| Qian & Kun | Heaven & Earth Trigrams/ Trigram Tour |
| Li & Kan | Water & Fire Trigrams |
| Xun & Zhen | Wind & Thunder Trigrams |
| Gen & Dui | Mountain and Lake or Marsh Trigrams |
| Bagua pai | Eight trigrams school |
| Ba zhai pai | Eight House school |
| Li qi pai | Compass school |
| Xuan kong da gua | Mysterious Void Wind and Water School of Great Divinatory Symbols (Trigrams and/or Hexagrams) |
| Fei Xing | Flying Star |
| Xuan kong | Mysterious void – 60 year period time and space Feng Shui |
| Liu pai gai shuo | The 6 Flying Star schools |
| Fan gua pai | Gua changing school |
| Qi men dun jia pai | Qimen dunjia school of feng Shui |
| San he pai | Triple combination school of Feng Shui |
| Xiang shu pai | School of symbol and number |
| Shu fang pai | Studious school of “yijing” |
| Zi wei dou shu pai | Ziwei dou shu school |
| Luo jing pan | Luopan (Feng Shui Compass) |
| San yuan | 3 cycles |
| Zhong he | Combined luopan of san he and san yuan luopan |
| Tai yi jiu gong pan | Tai yi nine palace luopan |
| Jiang pan | San yuan luopan from Master Jiang Dahong |
| San he luo jing pan | Three combinations |
| Si nan | Older form of luopan based on Big Dipper using a spoon |
| Nei pan | Inside circle plate part of luo pan |
| Tian qi | Heaven’s pool centre of luopan |
| Tian pan | Heaven plate |
| Di pan | Earth plate |
| Wai pan | Outer plate |
| Zheng zhen di pan | Correct needle of the earth plate on luo pan |
| Kong feng | Junction between the 24 mountains |
| Shi pan pan | Han dynasty divination plate |
| San cai | Three Gifts – Heaven, Earth, and Man plates |
| Tian xin shi dao | Heaven center cross lines |
| Ba kong wang | Eight void/evil lines |
| Si kong wang | Void or evil lines |
| Chu gua | Out of the trigram |
| Qi xian | Line between trigrams on luopan |
| Xiang | Facing direction of a house or tomb |
| Zuo | Sitting direction of a house or tomb |
| Wai ba gua | Outer bagua |
| Xia chuan | Direction water flows away from site |
| Xia gua tu | Chart of lower trigrams |
| Xia shui | Below water |
| Xiang dui | Opposite, to oppose, face to face, relative |
| Xie | To leak out, drain,vent,scatter,disperse,dissipate, reveal |
| means that the mountain and the water form each other, and is used to describe the nature of the energy, determined by the appearance of the mountain or the pattern of the waterway. |
| Twenty Four Mountain Ring of Luo Pan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | Degrees/Polarity | Animal | Degrees/Polarity |
| 1 Zi Rat | 352.5-7.5 Yin | 13 Wu Horse | 172.5-187.5 Yin |
| 2 Gui | 7.5-22.5 Yin | 14 Ding | 187.5-202.5 Yin |
| 3 Chou Ox | 22.5-37.5 Yin | 15 Wei Sheep | 202.5-217.5 Yin |
| 4 Gen Trigram | 37.5-52.5 Yang | 16 Kun Trigram | 217.5-232.5 Yang |
| 5 Yin Tiger | 52.5-67.5 Yang | 17 Shen Monkey | 232.5-247.5 Yang |
| 6 Jia | 67.5-82.5 Yang | 18 Geng | 247.5-262.5 Yang |
| 7 Mao Rabbit | 82.5-97.5 Yin | 19 You Rooster | 262.5-277.5 Yin |
| 8 Yi | 97.5-112.5 Yin | 20 Xin | 277.5-292.5 Yin |
| 9 Chen Dragon | 112.5-127.5 Yin | 21 Xu Dog | 292.5-307.5 Yin |
| 10 Xun Trigram | 127.5-142.5 Yang | 22 Qian Trigram | 307.5-322.5 Yang |
| 11 Si Snake | 142.5-157.5 Yang | 23 Hai Pig | 322.5-337.5 Yang |
| 12 Bing | 157.5-172.5 Yang | 24 Ren | 337.5-352.5 Yang |
| I Ching -The Book of Changes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liu shi si gua | Sixty four hexagrams | ||
| Upper Cannon | Lower Cannon | ||
| 1 Qian | The Creative | 31 Xian | Mutual Influence |
| 2 Kun | The Receptive | 32 Heng | Long Lasting |
| 3 zhun | Beginning | 33 Dun | Retreating |
| 4 Meng | Childhood | 34 Da zhuang | Great Strength |
| 5 Xu | Needing | 35 Jin | Proceeding Forward |
| 6 Song | Contention | 36 Ming yi | Brilliance Injured |
| 7 Shi | Multitude | 37 Jia ren | Household |
| 8 Bi | Union | 38 Kui | Diversity |
| 9 Xiao chu | Little Accumulation | 39 Jian | Hardship |
| 10 Lu | Fulfillment | 40 Jie | Relief |
| 11Tai | Advance | 41 Sun | Decreasing |
| 12 Pi | Hindrance | 42 Yi | Increasing |
| 13 Tong ren | Seeking Harmony | 43 Guai | Eliminating |
| 14 Da you | Great Harvest | 44 Gou | Encountering |
| 15 Qian | Humbleness | 45 Cui | Bringing Together |
| 16 Yu | Delight | 46 Sheng | Growth Upward |
| 17 Sui | Following | 47 Kun | Exhausting |
| 18 Gu | Remedying | 48 Jing | Replenishing |
| 19 Lin | Approaching | 49 Ge | Abolishing the Old |
| 20 Guan | Watching | 50 Ding | Establishing the New |
| 21 Shi ke | Eradicating | 51 Zhen | Taking Action |
| 22 Bi | Adorning | 52 Gen | Keeping Still |
| 23 Bo | Falling Away | 53 Jian | Developing Gradually |
| 24 Fu | Turning Back | 54 Gui mei | Marrying Maiden |
| 25 Wu wang | Without Falsehood | 55 Feng | Abundance |
| 26 Da chu | Great Accumulation | 56 Lu | Travelling |
| 27 Yi | Nourishing | 57 Xun | Proceeding Humbly |
| 28 Da guo | Great Exceeding | 58 Dui | Joyful |
| 29 Kan | Darkness | 59 Huan | Dispersing |
| 30 Li | Brightness | 60 Jie | Restricting |
| 61 Zhong fu | Innermost Sincerity | ||
| 62 Xiao guo | Little Exceeding | ||
| 63 Ji ji | Already Fulfilled | ||
| 64 Wei ji | Not Yet Fulfilled | ||
| Flying Star Feng Shui | |
|---|---|
| Fei xing | Flying stars |
| Yi bai- tan lang | One white – Greedy Wolf |
| Er hei – Ju men | Two black – Enormous Gate |
| San bi – lu cun | Three blue-green/jade green – Salary Preserved |
| Si lü – wen qu | Four green – Literary star |
| Wu huang – Lian zhen | Five yellow – Chasteness and Purity |
| Liu bai – wu qu | Six white – Military and authority star |
| Qi chi – po jun | Seven red – Broken Army |
| Ba bai – zuo fu | Eight white – Left Assistant |
| Jiu zi – you bi | Nine purple – Right Assistant |
| Zhu | Host star |
| Ke | Guest star |
| Cheng men | Castle /city gate |
| San ban gua | String of pearls – special chart in Flying Star Feng Shui |
| Fu mu san ban gua | Three fates – special chart in Flying Star Feng Shui |
| Shan/Shui xing | Mountain/Water star |
| Xiang xing | Facing star |
| Dou niu sha | Bullfight Sha |
| Ling xing | Timely star |
| Ti xing | Replacement star |
| Qi xing da jie | “Seventh star robbery” method to manipulate qi |
| Wang shan wang shui | Correct positioning of mountain and water stars |
| Shang shan | Above mountain see shang shan xia shui |
| Shang shan xia shui | Above mountain and below water, reversed house |
| Wang | Prosperity |
| Zhao shen | Mirror spirit (secondary auspicious star) |
| Zheng shen | Upright spirit (the timely star) |
| Zi bai jue | Method of purple and white/ purple and white secret |
| Ai xing tu | Chart of neighbouring stars |
| Fan yin | Opposite, reversed |
| Fu yin | Repeat charting |
| Gao song | High tower star |
| Shi yun | Losing the yun |
| Ten Heavenly Stems – Shi tian gan | |
|---|---|
| 1 Jia | Bud, the sign of growth, thumbnail, helmet |
| 2 Yi | Sprout, the spread of growth, bursting forth from Mother Earth |
| 3 Bing | Concentrated growth, fire in the house. |
| 4 Ding | Maturity, solidity, Heaven’s kiss, Bee sting |
| 5 Wu | Flourishing and nuturing |
| 6 Ji | Full bloom |
| 7 Geng | Harvesting, abundance, fullness leading to change |
| 8 Xin | Dead heading, reformation |
| 9 Ren | Sustenance, supporting life |
| 10 Gui | Regenerating roots, preparation for spring |
| Twelve Earthly Branches – Shi er di zhi | |
|---|---|
| Di zhi | Earthy branches |
| 1 Zi – Rat | Young shoot of a plant, Gate of yin and yang |
| 2 Chou – Ox | Young plant supported by stick |
| 3 Yin – Tiger | Celebration of sping and New Year |
| 4 Mao – Rabbit | Life springing forth, Spring equinox |
| 5 Chen – Dragon | Pregnant and timid, Easter, Estrogen |
| 6 Si – Snake | 7 months pregnant, with fully formed embryo |
| 7 Wu – Horse | Summer solstice, height of yang cycle and beginning of yin |
| 8 Wei – Sheep | Big tree with solid branches |
| 9 Shen – Monkey | Expansion |
| 10 You – Rooster | Harvest, celebration |
| 11 Xu Dog | Clearing and prepration |
| 12 Hai – Pig | Conception, mating of yin with yang |
By definition, Feng Shui is the practice of arranging pieces in your living space to maintain balance with the natural world, using your surroundings and things to assist you in accomplishing certain desires. This is what is meant by feng shui your home. The goal is to harness energy forces and create harmony between an individual and his or her environment.
The Feng Shui wiki is mainly a list of basic Feng Shui vocabulary by Feng Shui Family to help you get a better introduction to Feng Shui. Before everything just starts, you need to learn the meaning of these words just like linguistics.