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2. Wood (wuxing) - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. In Chinese philosophy, wood ( Chinese: 木; pinyin: mù ), sometimes translated as Tree, [1] is the growing of the matter, or the matter's growing expanding stage. [2] Wood is the first phase of Wu Xing when observing or discussing movement or growth. Wood is the lesser yang character (yin within yang) of the Five elements, fuelling Fire.

3. Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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   Wuxing originally referred to the five major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars, Venus), which were with the combination of the Sun and the Moon, conceived as creating five forces of earthly life. This is why the word is composed of Chinese characters meaning "five" ( 五; wǔ) and "moving" ( 行; xíng ). "Moving" is shorthand for ...

4. Wood - Wikipedia

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   Wood is a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellularand anisotropic(or more specifically, orthotropic) material. It consists of cells, and the cell walls are composed of micro-fibrils of cellulose(40–50%) and hemicellulose(15–25%) impregnated with lignin(15–30%).

5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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   Wild cherry ( Prunus avium) Chestnut ( Castanea spp.) Chestnut ( Castanea sativa) American Chestnut ( Castanea dentata) Coachwood ( Ceratopetalum apetalum) Cocobolo ( Dalbergia retusa) Corkwood ( Leitneria floridana) Cottonwood, popular. Eastern cottonwood ( Populus deltoides)

6. 5-over-1 - Wikipedia

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   5-over-1 or over-1s, also known as a one-plus-five or a podium building, [ 1] is a type of multi-family residential building commonly found in urban areas of North America. [ 2][ 3] The mid-rise buildings are normally constructed with four or five wood-frame stories above a concrete podium, usually for retail or resident amenity space.

7. List of woodwind instruments - Wikipedia

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   Single reed. Alboka ( Basque Country, Spain) Arghul (Egypt and other Arabic nations) Aulochrome. Chalumeau. Clarinet. Piccolo (or sopranino, or octave) clarinet. Sopranino clarinet (including E-flat clarinet) Soprano clarinet.