… Numbers are essentially heavenly in quality as these present an idea of something but are not in themselves physical objects. In this way they represent the underlying pattern of Dao. (…)
Numbers were not simply for counting and calculating, but were in themselves descriptive of an underlying harmony. Phenomena are linked with other phenomena through association with the same number. (…)
(GOLDING, 2013.)
Adotou-se dentro da Filosofias naturais chinesa, muito à semelhança da metafísica pitagórica, uma linguagem de correspondências simbólicas envolvendo a qualidade dos números. Como dito no post Cinco Elementos (ou Movimentos, Fases, etc.) de 10/08/2020:
Acupuntura (針灸) e Neurologia 