They are recorded in the Central House. Each root has the yang aspect and the yin aspect. Each aspect of a root is assigned a number from 1 to 9, with 0 being the null indicator while 10 being the upper limit of men. Carnal Countenance refers to the expression of one's physical beauty, charm, comeliness. Moral Countenance refers to one's bearing or conduct, mental composure, trustworthiness.
Countenance is important for one's charisma and leadership.
Especially, it refers to the power of reasoning, judging, comprehending, understanding. Innate Intellect, being an inborn power, embodies one's knowing instinct, inventiveness, mentality, and hence is primordial to religious enlightenment, technical breakthrough, self sublimation. Acquired Intellect sprouts from one's knowledge and experience, as apart from the acquired skills in the other two Houses of Arts, but very crucial to the achievement of higher learning. Hard Strength refers to one's physical strength. Soft Strength is the subtle force or dexterity that enables one to manipulate and reflex with speed and accuracy.