Earth feeds Metal: the Five Elements relation
Earth feeds Metal
In the Five Elements (Wu Xing) cycle, Earth feeds Metal. This is one of the fixed generative and controlling relationships that structure a BaZi chart.
What the relation describes
The generating cycle (Wood feeds Fire, Fire creates Earth, Earth bears Metal, Metal collects Water, Water nourishes Wood) describes support that flows from one element to the next. Readers look for where support enters a chart.
How to see it in your chart
Generate a chart on MingLens and look at the element map: where Earth and Metal appear tells you where this particular relationship is active.
Boundary
Element relations describe chart structure, not guaranteed life outcomes.