Category: Theories and Concepts


  • Yijing Name Selection Method – My Thoughts

    易经姓名学 – 我的想法 Besides the character strokes calculation system (三才五格,以笔画为主) which is very popular in the last decade, there is also another system that is based on the Yijing (or I-Ching, 易经姓名学) which I have learned several years ago. Personally I really like this method, since theoretically; it is a very comprehensive and sound system…

  • Does the Chinese Zodiac-based system of name selection works?

    生肖姓名学真的可以用吗? I was asked recently that while naming a baby born in the year of the Pig (Chinese zodiac), should we avoid the use of certain Chinese characters, which are deemed inauspicious. This principle is actually based on the zodiac-based system, and whether a Chinese character is suitable for a specific zodiac animal is already…