Yangzhai Bagua Directions: Qian Kun Zhen Xun Kan Li Gen Dui — Feng Shui Properties, Room Matching, Missing Corner Symptoms, and Five Element Remedies • TIMEACTOR

The Core Logic of Bagua Directions — One Home Has Eight Faces. Each Face Governs Its Own Domain.

Your home has eight directions. Every wall governs a piece of your life. If one piece is missing, that part of your life collapses.

The Bagua directions in yangzhai feng shui map a home's eight directions — north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest — one to one with the eight trigrams: Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, and Qian. Each direction governs a family member, a body part, a personality trait, and a life domain. This system isn't complicated — eight directions, eight trigrams, each with its own five element. Open your phone's compass. Stand at the center of your home. Measure the eight directions. You can then judge: what kind of room suits this direction? What shouldn't go there? If the floor plan is missing this corner, who in the family is affected? When missing-corner symptoms appear, how do you fix them? This article isn't about I Ching philosophy. It's about standing in your living room with your phone compass, turning it to see which trigram governs which wall, and checking each trigram one by one. After reading, you'll understand why putting your bedroom in the northwest corner is bad for the male head of household, why putting the kitchen in the south is the most prosperous, and why the bathroom in the north makes the household unable to hold onto money.

Yangzhai Bagua quick reference — Qian (NW / Metal): governs male head, head, lungs. Best for study or master bedroom. Avoid kitchen and bathroom. Kan (N / Water): governs middle son, kidneys, urinary system. Best for quiet spaces. Avoid dryness and heavy fire energy. Gen (NE / Earth): governs youngest son, spleen and stomach, hands. Best for bedroom and storage. Avoid bathroom. Zhen (E / Wood): governs eldest son, liver and gallbladder, sinews. Best for study and children's room. Avoid heavy metal objects. Xun (SE / Wood): governs eldest daughter, scholarship, respiratory system. Best for study and learning area. Avoid heavy oppressive objects. Li (S / Fire): governs middle daughter, heart, eyes. Best for living room and activity area. Avoid heavy water and cold Yin. Kun (SW / Earth): governs female head, spleen and stomach, abdomen. Best for master bedroom. Avoid clutter and bathroom. Dui (W / Metal): governs youngest daughter, lungs, throat. Best for quiet spaces. Avoid fire energy and stove. Missing corner symptoms = the family member and organ corresponding to the missing trigram direction develop problems. Five element remedy = use that trigram's five-element attributes (color + material + ornament) to virtually fill the missing corner.

1. The Eight Directions and Their Core Properties — What Each Trigram Governs

The application of Bagua directions in yangzhai can be summarized in one sentence: face the front door, stand at the center of your home, open your phone compass, and each of the eight directions corresponds to a trigram. Each trigram has its five element, family member, body part, and trigram nature. Qian position — northwest. Five element: Metal. Governs the male head of household (father), the head, large intestine, and lungs. Qian represents heaven, authority, and decisiveness. A home with a strong Qian position gives the male head a voice. If Qian is missing, the male head is either always away or has no presence at home. Kan position — north. Five element: Water. Governs the middle son (second son), kidneys, urinary and reproductive system, and ears. Kan represents water, wisdom, and fluidity. Kan suits quietness and storage. It doesn't suit spaces with strong fire energy. Gen position — northeast. Five element: Earth. Governs the youngest son, spleen and stomach, and hands. Gen represents mountain, stability, and accumulation. A solid Gen position means the home's foundation is firm. If Gen is missing, you can't store things and can't store money. Zhen position — east. Five element: Wood. Governs the eldest son, liver and gallbladder, sinews and bones. Zhen represents thunder, action power, and growth. A Zhen position full of vitality gives the household drive. A weak Zhen position shrinks action power. Xun position — southeast. Five element: Wood. Governs the eldest daughter, scholarship and reputation, liver and gallbladder, and respiratory system. Xun represents wind, penetration, and communication. Whether the Xun position is good or not — just look at whether the children in the family study smoothly. Li position — south. Five element: Fire. Governs the middle daughter (second daughter), heart, and eyes. Li represents fire, brightness, and reputation. A good Li position means a bright living room and energized family. A poor Li position means depression and low mood. Kun position — southwest. Five element: Earth. Governs the female head of household (mother), spleen and stomach, and abdomen. Kun represents earth, containment, and nourishment. If Kun is missing, the female head's health is poor or the home lacks the warmth of home. Dui position — west. Five element: Metal. Governs the youngest daughter, lungs, throat, and skin. Dui represents marsh, joy, and communication. A good Dui position means family members speak kindly and children are articulate. Don't worry about memorizing all eight trigram properties. Focus on two things: who in your family is the financial pillar? Which trigram position are they in? Who in your family has the weakest health? Is their trigram position intact? Check those two key trigrams and you've covered what matters.

2. Suitable and Unsuitable Rooms for Each Direction — Placing Rooms Wrong Creates Problems for Yourself

Each of the eight trigram positions has a logic of what can go there and what can't. Qian position (northwest / Metal) — suitable: study, master bedroom, shrine, deity altar. Qian needs quietness and a sense of reverence. Unsuitable: kitchen (fire burns the heavenly gate), bathroom (filth offends Metal), children's play area (noise breaks Qian's dignity). If the kitchen is placed in the Qian position, the male head's health and career get continuously suppressed by fire. Kan position (north / Water) — suitable: bedroom, storage room, quiet functional spaces. Water governs stillness. The quieter the Kan position, the thicker the family foundation. Unsuitable: kitchen (water overcomes fire), living room (too noisy), overly bright spaces. A fish tank in the Kan position — fitting. Water returns to the water position. Gen position (northeast / Earth) — suitable: bedroom — especially a young child's room, study, storage room. Earth governs stability. Gen can bear heavy furniture — bookcases and wardrobes hold it down. Unsuitable: bathroom (earth overcomes water and the two clash), open kitchen (fire engenders earth, but Gen prefers stillness over movement). Stacking clutter in Gen — not recommended. Gen represents the mountain you lean on. Clutter piles on your support position means your backing is chaotic. Zhen position (east / Wood) — suitable: children's room, study, plant area, exercise zone. Wood governs growth. A Zhen position with vitality gives the household a vibrant spirit. Unsuitable: kitchen (wood engenders fire — too much fire burns the wood), heavy metal objects (metal overcomes wood). Placing a tall green plant in Zhen is the most direct way to energize the home. Xun position (southeast / Wood) — suitable: study, learning area, scholarship position layout, plants. Wood governs scholarship. Xun is the core of the home's academic luck. Unsuitable: bathroom (sewage soaks the wood), kitchen (wood engenders fire but strong fire burns wood energy), heavy oppressive objects (pressure suppresses growth). Place bamboo or lucky bamboo in Xun — the cheapest way to boost scholarship energy. Li position (south / Fire) — suitable: living room, dining room, activity area. Fire governs movement. Li is the place where the home's Yang energy is strongest. Placing the living room here keeps family spirits high and guests comfortable. Unsuitable: bathroom (fire and water don't mix), storage room (suppresses brightness), overly cool color schemes. A dim Li position means the entire home's Yang energy can't rise. Kun position (southwest / Earth) — suitable: master bedroom, especially the female head's bedroom, dining room. Earth governs containment. A stable Kun position stabilizes the home's warmth. Unsuitable: bathroom (filth offends Earth), storage room (Earth governs containment, but storing clutter contains negative energy). Placing the double bed in Kun gives the female head stable energy at home. Dui position (west / Metal) — suitable: quiet functional spaces — small bedroom, tea room, study. Metal governs contraction. Dui prefers quiet to noise. Unsuitable: kitchen (fire overcomes Metal), living room (too noisy — Metal energy scatters), chaotic activity areas. A well-arranged Dui position gives the children sweet speech and confidence. The core principle of room-trigram matching: properties must not clash. Don't put water — bathroom — in the fire position (Li). Don't put fire — kitchen — in the water position (Kan). Don't put fire in the Metal positions (Qian and Dui). Don't put Metal — large metal furniture — in the Wood positions (Zhen and Xun). The rest — fine-tune based on your family's needs.

3. Missing Corner Symptom Identification — When a Corner Is Missing, Your Body and Life Will Send Signals

Missing corner means the floor plan has a clear physical spatial gap in one trigram direction. Missing corner symptoms aren't instant. They seep in slowly. Below, listed trigram by trigram — if your home is missing a corner and the corresponding family member already shows these symptoms, the house is signaling. Missing Qian position (northwest) — male head symptoms: migraines — pain fixed at the crown or forehead, weakened large intestine function — alternating constipation and diarrhea, respiratory tract prone to infection. Life level: the male head is long-term absent from home — business trips or social obligations keep him out so much that home is just for sleeping. He has no voice in household decisions. Missing Kan position (north) — middle son symptoms: kidney Qi deficiency, frequent nighttime urination, sore and weak lower back and knees, weakened hearing. Life level: the middle son's personality leans introverted, timid, hesitant in action. Missing Gen position (northeast) — youngest son symptoms: poor digestion, picky eating, hands prone to injury — cuts and sprains. Life level: the youngest son can't sit still, poor focus, doesn't like studying. Missing Zhen position (east) — eldest son symptoms: prone to falls, ligament strains, weakened liver and gallbladder — easily bitter taste in mouth, yellowish skin. Life level: the eldest son has excessive but unsustainable drive — charges hard at the start, gives up in days. Missing Xun position (southeast) — eldest daughter symptoms: respiratory sensitivity — coughs every seasonal change, prone to allergies, skin breaks out easily. Life level: poor study concentration, unstable grades, tense relationships with teachers and classmates. Missing Li position (south) — middle daughter symptoms: excessive heart fire — hot palms, difficulty falling asleep, frequent mouth ulcers, rapid vision decline. Life level: personality leans irritable, social withdrawal — doesn't want to go out and meet people. Missing Kun position (southwest) — female head symptoms: stomach problems — bloating, acid reflux, indigestion. Abdomen prone to growths — slightly higher probability of uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts. Life level: the female head lacks motivation for household matters. The home lacks the energy of the female head holding court. Missing Dui position (west) — youngest daughter symptoms: throat prone to inflammation, sensitive skin — recurring eczema and hives, soft speaking voice. Life level: the youngest daughter has weak expressive ability, easily overlooked at school. Three key notes. First — missing corner symptoms are correlation, not causation. A missing Qian position doesn't guarantee the male head will get headaches. It means the probability is meaningfully higher than in a square floor plan. Second — symptom severity is directly proportional to the size of the missing corner. More missing means heavier symptoms. Less missing means lighter symptoms. Third — if your home is missing a corner but you don't have a child of that gender and birth order — e.g. missing Zhen but no son — the effect shifts to the corresponding body part and the trigram's remaining attributes. Missing Zhen with no eldest son = the whole family's action power drops.

4. Five Element Remedies — Fill What's Missing With Its Own Element. Color and Material Are the Fastest Medicine.

The missing corner remedy logic: the physical space is missing, so use five-element suggestion to virtually fill it. Virtual filling can't replace real filling — real filling means building the wall back. But virtual filling done well can restore 30-50% of the missing energy. Virtual remedy checklist for all eight directions. Missing Qian (northwest / Metal) — supplement Metal. Place white, gold, and silver decorations — white gauze curtains, silver vases, white walls or decorative paintings. Place metal ornaments — metal clocks, metal sculptures, metal photo frames. Place round decorations — metal coin ornaments, round mirrors. Round is the shape of Metal. Missing Kan (north / Water) — supplement Water. Place black and deep blue decorations — deep blue cushions, black carpet, blue-black wall decor. Place a fish tank or water feature ornament. A fish tank in the Kan position means water returns to water — doubly prosperous. Place glass items and mirrored decorations — transparent glass equals Water. After supplementing Water in Kan, the middle son or second son will noticeably settle down. Missing Gen (northeast / Earth) — supplement Earth. Place yellow, brown, and beige decorations — earth-yellow curtains, brown furniture, clay-colored walls. Place ceramic and stone ornaments — ceramic vases, stone sculptures, coarse pottery bowls. Place heavy, stable square furniture — Earth equals square and heavy. Missing Zhen (east / Wood) — supplement Wood. Place green decorations — green walls, green curtains, green bedding. Place tall green plants — bird of paradise, monstera, happiness tree. 1.5 meters or taller is best. Place upward-oriented lamps — tall vertical floor lamps. Wood governs upward growth. Missing Xun (southeast / Wood) — supplement Wood — same as Zhen but softer. Place green and cyan decorations. Place bamboo or lucky bamboo — water-cultured bamboo means Wood plus Water — the ideal combination for the scholarship position. Place solid wood furniture and bookshelves — real wood, not veneer. After supplementing Wood in Xun, watch your child's study performance. Improvement usually shows within one month. Missing Li (south / Fire) — supplement Fire. Place red, purple, and warm orange decorations — red curtains, warm orange cushions, purple-red wall art. Strengthen warm-light illumination — warm lamps, warm floor lamps. The Li position must never be dark. Place triangle-shaped or upward-pointing decorations — Fire equals triangle. Missing Kun (southwest / Earth) — supplement Earth — same as Gen but softer. Place yellow, beige, and flesh-tone decorations — soft earth tones. Place ceramic vessels and coarse pottery vases. Place items in pairs — two nightstands, two lamps. Kun equals the female head, who governs pairs. After supplementing Earth in Kun, the female head will feel less exhausted coming home. Missing Dui (west / Metal) — supplement Metal — same as Qian but softer. Place white, silver, and pale gold decorations. Place metal ornaments — silver, stainless steel. Place round decorations and metal bells. The clear ring of a bell activates the Metal position. After supplementing Dui, the youngest daughter will speak with more confidence. Three principles of virtual remedy: ① Color comes first. For the decorations and walls in that position, getting the color right matters most. ② Stack and layer. A single white flower can't compensate for a missing Qian position. You need white curtains plus a silver vase plus a metal ornament — three pieces working together. ③ Update regularly. Five-element remedy items lose their edge after sitting too long. Every six months, shift positions or swap in a new item. Keep the Qi fresh.

5. Using Bagua Directions for Whole-Home Layout Planning — Take Your Floor Plan. Spend Ten Minutes Mapping the Eight Trigram Positions.

The Bagua directions aren't something you learn and park. They're for checking every inch of your home's space. Method: open your phone compass. Stand at the center of the home — roughly the middle of the living room or the cross-point of the hallway. Face the front door direction. Mark the eight directions — north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest — in your mind or on the floor plan. Then draw eight radial lines from the center — slicing the home into eight pie-shaped zones. Each zone is one trigram position. Now look at what room occupies each zone. Inspection checklist: ① Qian position (northwest) — is there a kitchen? Yes = fire burns the heavenly gate — the male head is suppressed. ② Kan position (north) — is there a kitchen or bathroom? Kitchen = water overcomes fire — family savings can't accumulate. Bathroom = sewage in the water position — the middle son is affected. ③ Gen position (northeast) — is there a bathroom? Bathroom in Gen = your backing is unstable — the household can't store things. ④ Zhen position (east) — is there heavy oppressive furniture — large bookcase, piano, large metal piece? Yes = the eldest son is suppressed — action power is weak. ⑤ Xun position (southeast) — is there clutter or a bathroom? Clutter suppresses scholarship. Bathroom dirties scholarship. ⑥ Li position (south) — is there a bathroom or a dark corner? A dim Li position = the whole family lacks fire energy — spirits are low. ⑦ Kun position (southwest) — is there a bathroom or clutter pile? Bathroom in Kun = the female head's health suffers. Clutter pile = the home's warmth is blocked. ⑧ Dui position (west) — is there a kitchen? Kitchen in Dui = fire overcomes Metal — the youngest daughter's respiratory system and skin are prone to problems. After identifying problems, adjust. If you can change a room's function, change it. The study was in Qian but you want to make it the master bedroom — change it. A master bedroom in Qian is better than a study there. If you can't change the function, add bridging elements in that position. Example — kitchen in Dui (fire overcomes Metal): add Earth elements in the kitchen — yellow tiles, ceramic vessels. Fire engenders Earth, Earth engenders Metal — the clash is bridged. Bathroom in Xun (sewage soaks Wood): add Wood elements? No. Bathroom in Xun is sewage soaking Wood. Adding Wood makes the sewage get absorbed more thoroughly by the Wood. Add Metal instead — metal shelving. Metal overcomes Wood — it restrains the Wood from being excessively soaked by sewage. At the same time, keep the bathroom extremely dry and ventilated. The goal of whole-home layout: five or more of the eight trigram positions should have matching functions. Don't chase all eight being perfect — the developer didn't draw the floor plan with the Bagua in mind. But at minimum: Qian has no kitchen, Li is bright, Kun is gentle, Zhen has vitality, Xun is clean. Five done right, and your home's Bagua energy is at 80 points.

Multi-Dimensional Breakdown

Career & Wealth

The Bagua directions' effect on career and wealth looks at three trigram positions. Qian (northwest) — Qian represents career height and decision-making power. If Qian is suppressed by a kitchen, the male head's career bottleneck arrives earlier than peers'. A study in Qian means the career has an operational base. Zhen (east) — Zhen represents action power. A Zhen position with vitality — green plants, brightness, abundant Wood elements — keeps the whole family from procrastinating. A suppressed Zhen position leads to thinking a lot but doing little. Xun (southeast) — Xun represents reputation and communication power. For self-media creators, salespeople, teachers — anyone who eats with their mouth and pen — Xun must stay clean and bright. Place bamboo or make it a study. The wealth position overlap — the Bagua wealth position and the bright wealth position (diagonal from the front door) sometimes overlap. If the front door diagonal falls in the Li position (south / Fire) — fire prosperity means wealth prosperity. Place red decorations and warm lamps to boost wealth. If the front door diagonal falls in the Gen position (northeast / Earth) — earth prosperity means wealth stability. Place ceramic savings jars and yellow decorations to guard wealth.

Love & Relationship

The relationship positions in the Bagua directions look at two trigram positions. Kun (southwest) — the female head's position. When Kun is gentle, clean, and warm, the female head is in a good mood and good health. The home's emotional temperature stays high. Placing the double bed and paired decorations — two nightstands, two lamps — in Kun reinforces the suggestion of pairs for the relationship. If Kun is missing or suppressed, the female head easily over-invests in the family without receiving response. Over time, this accumulates to the breaking point. Qian (northwest) — the male head's position. When Qian is stable, the male head's sense of family responsibility is strong. If Qian is missing, the male head easily goes absent — not physically absent from home, but mentally absent while physically present. The relationship dimension's Bagua principle is giving equal weight to Qian and Kun. When both the northwest and southwest trigram positions are well cared for, the couple's energy fields don't clash. If only one side is cared for — e.g. Kun is beautifully arranged but Qian is missing — the result is the female head trying very hard while the male head is out of state. If Qian is well arranged but Kun is suppressed by a bathroom, the male head is powerful but the female head's body and mood suffer for years. These two trigram positions must be viewed together.

Personality

The mechanism of Bagua directions affecting personality: whichever trigram position you spend the most time in, that trigram's five-element energy silently shapes your character. A person whose bedroom is in the Li position (south / Fire) — personality leans extroverted, warm, but prone to impatience. A person whose bedroom is in the Kan position (north / Water) — personality leans introverted, deep, good at thinking but prone to overthinking. A person whose bedroom is in the Zhen position (east / Wood) — personality leans positive, action-oriented, but prone to three-minute heat. A person whose bedroom is in the Dui position (west / Metal) — personality leans detail-oriented, good at expression, but has a tendency to talk too much. A person whose bedroom is in the Kun position (southwest / Earth) — personality leans steady, patient, but possibly too conservative. Adults' personalities are mostly set. The directional influence on personality is more about tuning than transforming. But for children — whichever trigram position a child's bedroom is in, their personality develops in the direction of that trigram's five-element attributes. A Zhen (Wood) bedroom child is active. A Dui (Metal) bedroom child is articulate. A Kan (Water) bedroom child is introverted but smart. Decide which direction you want your child to lean toward, and place their room in that trigram position.

Health

The health signals from Bagua directions are the most direct — because the body's feedback to spatial energy doesn't pass through the brain. It's a direct response from the nervous and immune systems. A person missing Qian — someone who wakes up every morning with a headache or stiff neck: check whether your bedroom is in the northwest corner or whether the northwest corner is missing. A person missing Kun — a female head with stomach problems, abdominal bloating, or irregular cycles: check whether the southwest corner has issues. A person missing Zhen — someone prone to sprains and recurring ligament strains: check whether the east side is missing or has something very heavy placed there. Health-level adjustment priority: first fix the trigram position corresponding to your body's weak area. Headache-prone people check Qian first. Stomach-problem people check Kun first. Sleep-problem people check which trigram position their bedroom is in — reference the bedroom feng shui article. The health dimension of directions has one advantage: the smallest thing you can do is change the color of that position — through bedding, curtains, walls. This costs nothing and you can do it today. After doing it, wait a week and see if your body responds. Some body-sensitive people feel the change within a week.

Classical Sources

Practical Action Steps

Ten-Minute Full-Home Bagua Health Check — Phone Compass + Floor Plan + A Pen : Steps: ① Open the compass app on your phone. ② Stand at the center of your home — middle of the living room, or estimate the geometric center of the entire home yourself. ③ Mark the eight directions from the compass — N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW — onto your floor plan. ④ From the center point, draw eight lines — dividing the home into eight pie-shaped zones. ⑤ Write next to each zone what room currently occupies it. ⑥ Compare against part two of this article — suitable and unsuitable — and mark each with a checkmark or cross. ⑦ Look at the outer outline of the floor plan — are any of the eight corners clearly missing? The missing corner standard: over 1/3 of that direction's space is gone. Circle any missing corners. ⑧ If your bedroom or the room where you spend the most time is in a crossed position or a missing-corner trigram — flag it. Adjust it first. Ten minutes. Done. When you're finished, you're holding a full-home Bagua diagnostic report. Every time you want to adjust the home layout afterward, pull out this report and check against it.
Low-Cost Missing Corner Virtual Remedy — Buy What's Missing. Each Item Under $15. : Missing Qian (northwest / Metal): buy a silver metal ornament on Taobao ($4-7) + white curtains from IKEA ($10) + place a round metal wall hanging in the northwest corner ($3). Missing Kan (north / Water): buy a small decorative fish tank — the kind without real fish ($8) + a deep blue rug ($7) + a glass vase ($4). Missing Gen (northeast / Earth): a yellow cushion cover ($6) + a coarse pottery vase ($7) + a stone decoration piece ($4). Missing Zhen (east / Wood): a potted plant over 1 meter tall — bird of paradise about ($11) + a green wall print ($4). Missing Xun (southeast / Wood): a bundle of water-cultured lucky bamboo ($2) + a green bookshelf — if you already have one, just place it in the southeast corner. Missing Li (south / Fire): a warm-light floor lamp from IKEA ($10) + a red cushion ($4). Missing Kun (southwest / Earth): a beige rug ($7) + a pair of ceramic table lamps ($14/pair) + paired decorations. Missing Dui (west / Metal): a silver photo frame ($3) + a white small side table ($10) + a metal wind chime ($4). Total cost under $70. One afternoon to set everything up. After setting up, stand quietly in that position for one minute. Feel it.

Common Questions

Q: On my floor plan, after mapping the eight directions, each zone spans half a room. The kitchen spans both Gen and Zhen — how do I count it?

Cross-zone rooms are normal — floor plans aren't drawn according to the Bagua. The handling principle: look at the room's core functional item — the most critical piece — and see which trigram position it falls in. The kitchen's core is the stove. If the stove falls in the Gen position, it counts as a Gen-position kitchen. The Zhen side is just a countertop. The bedroom's core is the bed. If the headboard is in the Kun position, it counts as a Kun-position bedroom. The living room's core is the sofa. If the main sofa body sits in the Li position, it counts as a Li-position living room. If a room truly splits 50/50 across two trigram positions, look at the room's airflow direction — which trigram position has the window, which has the door. The trigram position with the door has higher priority — because the door determines which trigram position the Qi enters the room from. If it's genuinely hard to judge — follow both trigram positions' rules and take the intersection. For example, a kitchen spanning Gen and Zhen: Gen avoids Water and Zhen avoids Metal. So the kitchen avoids both — do a layout that doesn't offend Gen and doesn't offend Zhen.

Q: Among the eight trigram positions, which one or two absolutely cannot be missing? My budget only covers fixing one corner — which do I fix first?

Priority ranking. First priority — Qian position (northwest). Qian governs the male head — the financial pillar. If the male head falls, the whole family falls. A home missing Qian — fix Qian first. Second priority — Kun position (southwest). Kun governs the female head — the family's emotional pillar and the core of daily operations. If the female head's body collapses, the whole family's rhythm collapses. Third priority — Li position (south). Li governs the whole family's Yang energy and brightness. A missing Li means the whole family is depressed. That depression affects every single person's mental state. The remaining five trigram positions — rank them based on your family's actual member conditions. If you have a school-age child — fix Xun first. If someone has kidney problems or hearing issues — fix Kan first. If someone is prone to sprains or has weak action power — fix Zhen first. If someone has respiratory sensitivity — fix Dui first. If someone has digestive issues — fix Gen first. There's no absolutely cannot-miss trigram position — but Qian and Kun are the load-bearing walls. If both Qian and Kun are missing at the same time — seriously reconsider whether this house is worth living in.