BaZi Name Selection Tool

This naming worksheet keeps four different questions separate: birth-chart calendar conversion, character dictionaries, pronunciation across dialects, and identity use. What the chart calculation shows, what a stroke convention counts, what the name sounds and means, and whether the person can use it comfortably. The first two are declared traditions; the last two require ordinary language and the consent of the person who will carry the name. A numerical preference is never a verdict.

For each candidate, save the exact characters, dictionary, stroke count, pronunciation in the relevant languages, literal meaning, possible teasing or ambiguity, and registration constraints. Compare candidates in the same order. If a character has variants, preserve the variant instead of silently normalising it.

Imagine a family comparing two names that have similar element associations but different pronunciation outside the home language. Read both names aloud, write them in a form, ask the future name holder where possible, and record the practical trade-off. The chart can organise the comparison; it cannot choose someone’s identity.

Repeat the calculation after checking every character against the declared dictionary. If the result changes, keep both records and identify the changed convention. Review pronunciation, meaning, privacy, identity, and registration separately from the symbolic result.

Use this page as a cultural comparison worksheet. Do not treat a score as evidence about personality, health, intelligence, career, relationships, or future success. Government registration, family discussion, language use, and the person’s own preference remain decisive.