Your Spleen Shapes Personality? Ancient Chinese Wisdom Behind 脾氣

Why does Chinese use the word 脾氣（pí qì）, literally “Spleen Qi,” to describe temper, personality, and individuality?

In this lesson, we explore the Chinese cultural and medical logic behind 脾氣（pí qì） through Traditional Chinese Medicine and the concept of 後天之本（hòu tiān zhī běn） — the foundation of life after birth.

According to ancient Chinese wisdom, what you take in does not only become your body. It also becomes part of who you are.

We also discuss:

• 脾氣（pí qì） — temper, personality, individuality
• 後天之本（hòu tiān zhī běn） — the foundation of life after birth
• 《黃帝內經》（Huángdì Nèijīng） — one of China's oldest medical classics
• 元神（yuán shén） — the Original Spirit in Chinese thought
• Traditional Chinese perspectives on personality and human development

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