There are many ways to choose a name, but the most classic one is to name according to the five elements and eight characters. Naming a child in this way requires a certain understanding of the eight characters and five elements. I will bring it to you below. I hope you like it!
Why should we name according to the five elements and eight characters?
This is a traditional numerology method to bring good fortune, which pays attention to the principles of balance of the five elements and balance of yin and yang. It provides good luck to the baby so that the baby can grow up healthily. If any attribute among the eight characters and five elements is too strong or too weak, it will affect the balance of the five elements and thus affect the destiny. Because there are very few cases where the zodiac sign of a person's birthday is balanced, the strength of the five elements is used to make up for it with the luck of the fortune, so that the five elements can be balanced.
1. Calculate the birth date based on the date of birth:
According to the year, month, day and hour of the baby's birth, the birth date can be calculated through calculation. For example, the baby was born at 0:00 on March 25, 2010, which is the tenth day of the second month of the Gengyin year of the lunar calendar. The horoscope of birth date can be calculated as: Geng Yin Ji Mao Jiaxu Jiazi. If you really can't learn how to calculate, you can also check it through the free birth date and five elements query software.
2. Calculate the five elements based on the birth date:
The heavenly stems and earthly branches in the birth date correspond to the five elements of the five elements, such as the heavenly stems A and B and the earthly branches Yin and Mao attributes. The attributes of Bing and Ding in the heavenly stems and Si and Wu in the earthly branches are fire, etc.
Based on this rule, the five behaviors of the baby can be calculated: metal and wood, earth and wood, wood and soil, wood and water, Gengyin, Jimao, Jiaxu and Jiazi.
3. Analyze the likes and taboos of the five elements based on the birth horoscope:
Generally speaking, the number of gold, wood, water, fire and earth contained in the birth horoscope, a certain attribute is Two that are the same are moderate, more than two are "prosperous", less than two are "weak", and none are lacking. What is lacking and weak needs to be supplemented, and what is too strong needs to be suppressed.
By analyzing the five elements of this baby’s horoscope: metal, wood, earth, wood, wood, earth, wood and water*** 4 wood, 0 fire, 2 earth, 1 gold, 1 water***, it can be clearly seen : The five elements of wood are strong and fire is lacking. Therefore, it can be determined that the baby's horoscope likes "fire". It is best to name the baby in a way that complements or generates fire in mathematics. It can also use a character with the five-element attribute of "fire".
4. Find suitable words to name the baby based on the five elements, happiness and taboos:
The next step is to find a name with the appropriate number of strokes and attributes that match the five elements, happiness and taboos, based on the mathematical balance. Use words.
After passing the above birth date and five element naming steps, throughout the five elements and eight character naming process, we must adhere to the principle of focusing on the four pillars and eight characters. When selecting specific characters, insist on using "gold", which means "gold". next to the word "gold"; when using the word "wood", it must be next to the word "wood"; when using the word "water", it must be next to the word "water" or "rain"; when using the word "fire", it must be Next to the word "fire", next to the word "日"; use the word "earth" next to the word "earth", next to the word "mountain", next to the word "jade"; do not use the number of strokes to distinguish gold, wood, water, Fire, earth.
How to choose appropriate characters for your children based on the five elements
When naming using the five elements and eight characters, parents need to have a certain understanding of the five elements attributes of the characters. In addition to knowing the five elements of a certain character through the Kangxi Dictionary, we can also judge it through the following methods.
1. Look at the five elements according to the glyphs
Metallic properties: Xin, iron, magnesium, jun, steel, tin, etc.
Wood attributes: wood, tree, forest, forest, pine, cypress, etc.
Water attributes: river, river, sea, Shu, ice, clean, etc.
Fire attributes: Yan, Yu, Wei, Geng, Zhi, Yang, etc.
Earth attributes: city, tank, embankment, hall, land, balance, etc.
2. Look at the five elements according to the nature of the characters
For example, those related to spring are wood, those related to summer are basically fire, and the more inclusive ones are earthy and material. The hard one is related to gold, while the liquid one is more fluid and belongs to water.
3. Look at the five elements according to numbers
Gold → four and nine; wood → three and eight; water → one and six; fire → two and seven; earth → five and ten.
Generally speaking, it is more common to judge the attributes of the Five Elements from the appearance and meaning of the characters
4. Distinguish the Five Elements according to the meaning of the characters
The characters with the attribute of gold can include those related to metals The characters next to "刂" include Li, Dao, Liu, etc.
Words with the attribute of wood can be counted as words describing flowers, plants and trees, such as fragrant, flower, etc. next to "艹".
Words with the attribute of water can also cover words related to rainy weather, such as "rain", fog, snow, etc.
Words with the attribute of fire are also considered words related to the sun and light, such as Hui, Wang, Ming, etc. next to "日".
The characters with the attribute of earth also include characters related to mountains and rocks, such as Shuo and Lei next to "stone".
5. Look at the five elements according to the "five tones" standard
This method is relatively rarely used. The so-called five tones correspond to the ancient five tones of "Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu, and Gong", which are divided into five elements. The corresponding to modern Chinese is:
Gold → Shang x, zh, ch, sh , r, i
Wood → Angle g, k, h
Water → Zheng z, c, s, d, t, n, l, j, q
Fire→ Yu b, p, m, f, u, ü
Earth→ Palace a, o, e, ie, ai, ei, ao, ou, an, en, ang, eng ,er