Start with your
date of birth.
Discover your Shio, Western Sun sign, and a first BaZi perspective. Add more detail when you’re ready to explore further.
Just your birth date to begin.
Time and place are optional.
Rooted in tradition.
Personal to you.
Find clarity in your name and your next chapter.
A name often carries our first connection to family, language, and belonging. For people moving between cultures, finding a Chinese name can raise a deeply personal question: How can this name sound like me—and feel like me, too?
Ming begins with that question. Taking its name from 明, meaning brightness and clarity, Ming brings Chinese naming traditions into a thoughtful, accessible experience.
We explore sound, meaning, character, and personal context—helping you discover names that connect naturally with your English name while carrying meaning of their own.
For those who wish to look deeper, BaZi and the Chinese zodiac offer traditional perspectives for reflection. We explain these ideas clearly, with room for uncertainty and respect for your own judgment.
Our purpose is to help you understand the possibilities, recognize what resonates, and choose with confidence.
Find a name that feels like youFind the framework
that meets your question.
Each practice offers a different lens. Start with a free calculated introduction; personalized readings are coming later.
BaZi · Four Pillars
A traditional map of your birth moment, exploring character, natural patterns, relationships, career, and the changing seasons of life.
- Four Pillars & seasonal structure
- Character, work & connections
- Life-cycle themes & practical reflection
Chinese Name Studies
Explore our approach to Chinese names, pronunciation, BaZi context, and shio 生肖. Personalized suggestions are coming later.
- English-name resemblance & Mandarin sound
- BaZi, shio & explicit naming conventions
- Compare a thoughtful personal shortlist
Qi Men Dun Jia
A question-centered reading of the nine palaces, using a clearly stated charting school to explore context, preparation, timing, and direction.
- Your question, time & location
- Nine-palace chart & symbolic patterns
- Opportunities, cautions & next steps
Your signs.
Your actual birth moment.
Free calculators with historical timezone correction, explicit year boundaries, and the birth location shown alongside your results.
Find your Shio
Discover your animal, year element, and yin or yang. Compare Lunar New Year with Li Chun.
Calculate your Shio WESTERN TROPICAL ZODIACSun, Moon & rising
Calculate your three signs from recorded birth time, historical timezone, and geographic coordinates.
Explore your signsA reading should open
a conversation with your life.
Traditional frameworks can offer language for reflection. They cannot determine who you are, guarantee an outcome, or replace what you know from your own experience.
Ming brings the relevant themes into one considered report. Calculation assumptions stay visible. Uncertainty is acknowledged. Your decisions remain your own.
Our approach & limitationsSimple to begin.
Thoughtful to explore.
Start with your birth date
Get your Shio, Sun-sign information, and an introductory reading. Add time and place only when you know them.
Discover your first insights
Explore your first perspective, then continue into a birth-chart reading, a Chinese name, or a question about the moment ahead.
Unlock your complete report
We are preparing deeper reports for a future release. They are not on sale yet.
Before you begin.
Private processing. Clear conventions. Personal agency.
Can I try the site before connecting live analysis?
Yes. Each service has a clearly labeled, authored sample report. Live analysis remains disconnected until its server-side provider credentials are configured.
What is free, and what is paid?
The free birth-date introduction includes Shio, Sun-sign information, and symbolic explanations. Add time and place for a calculated Four Pillars chart, Day Master, seasonal context, and Moon/rising signs. A deeper paid interpretation connects chart interactions, your questions, relationships, work, and conditional timing themes. Paid reports are not on sale yet.
Which practice should I choose?
BaZi focuses on a birth moment and broader life themes. 姓名学 focuses on a Chinese name and naming choices. 奇门遁甲 focuses on a particular question at a stated moment and location.
Can I read my report in Chinese?
The reading forms support English, 简体中文, and 繁體中文 for live report prose. Chinese technical terms and chart labels are retained where useful. The available sample reports are written in English.
Are these predictions scientifically verified?
No. These are traditional interpretive practices. AI-generated calculations need independent verification, and symbolic interpretations are not evidence of future outcomes.
What happens to the details I submit?
Free calculated readings are not saved to reading history. If you choose an AI reading, your details are processed by the connected providers and saved privately with your consent. Read the privacy page for retention and deletion details.