Feng Shui Kua Number 1

1☵ Kan · Water · Depth

Kua 1 belongs to the East group. Your energy is Water — fluid, persistent, and profoundly deep. You move around obstacles, find hidden paths, and carry within you a wisdom that others only glimpse on the surface.

East Group Water Element ☵ Kan Trigram North

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Trigram ☵ Kan — Water

The Kan Trigram

Your Energy Blueprint: ☵ Kan

Every Kua number maps to one of the eight I Ching trigrams. Kua 1 corresponds to Kan (坎) — the trigram of Water. A solid yang line between two broken yin lines: strength at the core, surrounded by yielding depth.

Kan · 坎

Chinese

坎 (Kǎn) — one of the eight fundamental trigrams of the I Ching. Represents the abyss, the moon, and flowing water.

Image

Water — deep, flowing, adaptable. Water fills every hollow, finds every path, and cannot be compressed or destroyed.

Element

Water (水) — wisdom, depth, introspection. The element of the career path and life journey.

Direction

North — the direction of winter, stillness, and hidden potential.

Quality

Deep, perceptive, resilient. Kan energy represents inner strength that endures hardship. Associated with career, wisdom, and the life path.

How Kua 1 is calculated

STEP 1

Sum the year digitsAdd all digits of birth year to a single digit. 1990 → 1+9+9+0 = 19 → 1+9 = 10 → 1+0 = 1

STEP 2

Apply gender formulaMale: 10 − digit = Kua. Female: digit + 5 = Kua (subtract 9 if over 9). Uses Solar calendar — year starts ~Feb 4.

EXAMPLE

Male born 1990digit = 1 → 10 − 1 = 9. Try 1981: 1+9+8+1=19→1+0=1 (wait: 10−1=9). Male born 1973: 1+9+7+3=20→2, 10−2=8. Male born 1980: 1+9+8+0=18→9, 10−9=1. Result: Kua 1.

Character Profile

Strengths & Challenges

Kan energy shapes how you navigate life, relationships, and ambition. Like water, your power is in persistence and depth — not speed or force.

Natural strengths

Exceptional depth of perception — you sense undercurrents that others miss entirely.
Highly resilient. Like water, you persist through difficulty and find a path forward.
Natural wisdom and introspection — you process experience deeply before acting.
Strong career instincts. The North sector governs life path, and Kua 1 is its natural ruler.
Adaptable and resourceful — you find solutions where others see only obstacles.

Areas to watch

Can become isolated — deep introspection sometimes pulls you away from connection.
Risk of stagnation: still water becomes stagnant. You need forward motion to thrive.
May appear cold or distant to others who don't understand your depth.
Prone to overthinking — processing depth can delay necessary action.

Ba Zhai — Eight Mansions

Your Personal Directions

Kua 1 belongs to the East group. Four directions support your energy — four drain it. Click any sector to see what it means for your bedroom, desk, and main entrance.

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Select a direction on the compass to see its meaning for Kua 1.

How to use this

Apply Kua 1 to Your Home

Knowing your directions is only the beginning. The real power of Ba Zhai comes from overlaying your personal Kua on an actual floor plan.

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See your Kua 1 sectors

SE Sheng Qi, E Tian Yi, S Yan Nian, and N Fu Wei appear on your plan.

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Each sector includes specific advice — what to place there, what to avoid.

Everyday Application

Lucky Numbers & Colours

Kua 1 resonates with specific numbers and colours rooted in the Water element and the Kan trigram.

Auspicious numbers

1 and 6 are Water numbers — they reinforce Kan energy directly. 8 is the prosperity star that activates well in the SE Sheng Qi sector. Avoid 2 and 5 as Earth controls Water in the inauspicious sectors.

Auspicious colours

Deep Navy

Indigo

Blue

Steel

Sky

Blues and dark navy tones embody Water energy directly. Black is also auspicious — it represents the depth of Kan. Use these in your SE Sheng Qi and N Fu Wei sectors.

East & West Groups

Compatibility with Other Kua Numbers

In Ba Zhai, compatibility is determined by East vs West group. Kua 1 harmonises with East group numbers (3, 4, 9). West group numbers (2, 6, 7, 8) have opposing directional energies.

Harmonious

East group. Water feeds Wood — Kua 1 actively nourishes Kua 3.

Harmonious

East group. Water feeds Wood — strong mutual support and shared directions.

Harmonious

East group. Dynamic combination — Water and Fire require balance but create momentum.

Same energy

Identical Kua. Deep mutual understanding, amplifies both depth and resilience.

Challenging

West group. Earth controls Water — opposing directional systems.

Challenging

West group. Opposing directional energies. Requires conscious spatial planning.

Challenging

West group. Metal feeds Water but directional conflict creates friction.

Challenging

West group. Earth controls Water — opposing energy group and directions.

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Put Kua 1 to Work in Your Home

Knowing your number is step one. Step two is overlaying it on your actual floor plan — seeing exactly which rooms sit in your Sheng Qi and what to do about it.

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Classical methods · Hourly Flying Stars · Used by practitioners