The overcoming (or destruction) cycle goes as followed

Water quenches Fire

Wood parts Earth

and Fire melts Metal

Earth absorbs Water

Metal chops Wood

相剋者乃金剋木， 木剋土， 土剋水，水剋火， 火剋金。

The overcoming (or destruction) cycle goes as followed:

Metal chops Wood; 

Wood parts Earth; 

Earth absorbs Water ; 

Water quenches Fire; 

and Fire melts Metal.