Hai-Mao-Wei Wood Combination

Wood begins its growth stage at Hai, reaches its peak at Mao, and enters storage at Wei. These three stages form the complete Hai-Mao-Wei Wood Combination.

The Three Combinations do not require all three branches to belong to the same Element by their basic branch classification. Hai is a Water branch and Wei is an Earth branch, but within the growth cycle of Wood, Hai is its growth stage, Mao its peak, and Wei its storage stage.

Mao is the peak stage of Wood and carries the clearest concentration of Wood qi in this Combination. Hai supplies the beginning of Wood's growth, Wei provides storage, and Mao stands at the strongest point of the cycle.

For this reason, reading the Wood Combination involves more than simply confirming the three branches. Mao's condition, seasonal strength, and any strong clashes or support affecting Wood also matter.

Under the classical definition in San Ming Tong Hui, a complete Three Combination requires all three branches. Hai-Mao or Mao-Wei can still be analyzed as two-branch combinations, but they should not be treated as the same structure as a complete Hai-Mao-Wei Wood Combination.

Even with all three branches present, the Combination itself does not decide whether the result is favorable. The effect depends on whether stronger Wood helps or unbalances the chart.

When the Combination is established, Wood becomes more concentrated and stronger in the chart. If Wood is needed, the structure can reinforce it; if Wood is already excessive, the same Combination can make the chart lean even further toward Wood.

Concrete effects cannot be inferred from the Wood Combination alone. They depend on whether Wood represents Wealth, Officer, Resource, Output, or Peer for the Day Master, and on the pillar positions of Hai, Mao, and Wei.