(1) A "generating ego" sequence (such as wu / earth generating hsin / metal) bears parental or protective connotations (as in the phrase "those who gave life to me were my father and mother").
（一）生我者為「印綬」：例如五行中，戊土生辛金，戊土就屬辛金的「印綬」；又好比「生我者父母」，故「印綬」有父母、庇蔭等意思，又有「正印」、「偏印」之分。