Find an Auspicious Name for Your Baby
Enter the birth date — we reveal the zodiac animal (生肖) and Five-Elements (五行) of the year pillar, then suggest real, popular name characters with pinyin and meanings, the traditional way.
🪢 Birth Details · 出生信息
🏮 Your Baby's Year Pillar · 年柱
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Zodiac · 生肖
Year Pillar · 干支
Year Element · 五行
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Lucky Colours & Numbers
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Tip · 小贴士: many beautiful two-character given names combine one character from each
list — for example a Water child could pair 沐 (Mù) with 宸, or 诗 (Shī) with 涵 (Hán).
📖 How Chinese Baby Naming Works · 中国起名传统
In Chinese tradition a name is a life-long blessing. Families weigh several classical factors:
- 生肖 Zodiac animal — the year's animal favours certain character radicals (a Rat baby loves 宀 "roof" characters; a Dragon baby loves 氵 "water" characters).
- 五行 Five Elements — from the BaZi (八字) year pillar. Name characters carry elements too, and a well-chosen character strengthens the child's chart. The generating cycle (相生) — Wood feeds Fire, Fire creates Earth, Earth bears Metal, Metal carries Water, Water nourishes Wood — guides which elements support each other.
- Meaning & sound — the characters must carry beautiful meanings and flow well with the family surname.
Note: the zodiac year here follows the Lichun (立春, ≈ Feb 4) boundary used in BaZi — a January baby belongs to the previous year's pillar. For a full professional analysis the month, day and hour pillars are also read; consider consulting a naming master (起名师) for the final choice. This free tool gives you the traditional starting point.
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