There are then four subordinate rulers. In the east it is Tai Hao who is assisted by the God of Wood with a compass in hand that takes charge of the season of spring, with green as the symbolic colour.

• 黄帝四周，又各有一个统治者，东方是太昊，辅佐者是木神，手拿一个圆规，掌管春天(青色)；