Characteristics
Self-Resilient
Tenacious
Ambitious
Determined
Confident
People born with the metal element pursue their goals. They have a strong inner character and are skilled problem solvers. However, people with the metal element are impulsive, love materialistic pleasures, and demand the best. Metal is a symbol of ambition, progress, determination, and righteousness.
Other Facts
Metal’s astrological planet association is Venus. The origins of this association stem from the use of copper metal in music, a direct association with the planet Venus. Since copper creates resonant vibrations from its metal, it is often used to create musical instruments. As a result, copper metal and the metal elements in general became associated with Venus.
Metal is also associated with the color white, since in Chinese characters, Venus is tai bai 太白, meaning super white. Metal is also associated with the respiratory system organs: the nose and the lungs. It also represents a spicy taste. In Feng Shui's Bagua, metal represents the West.
The Chinese Zodiac associates the monkey and rooster as matches to the characteristics of the metal element.