At a glance
- Five grids
- Heaven, person, earth, outer and total
Definition and scope
Five-grid numerics forms heaven, person, earth, outer and total grids from name strokes. Three powers commonly refers to the heaven, person and earth grids. The person grid is a numerical label, not a psychological personality measurement. Establish the calculation convention before describing the symbolic meanings attached to its results.
Structure and details
For a common single-surname, two-character given-name convention, heaven adds one to the surname, person combines surname and first given character, earth sums the given name, outer adds one to the last character, and total sums all characters. Other name structures need different rules. State the stroke convention; dictionaries do not validate verdicts.
Example and history
As arithmetic only, take a four-stroke surname with five- and six-stroke given characters: the stated convention gives five, nine, eleven, seven and fifteen. No personal prediction follows. Comparing alternate written forms shows input sensitivity. A naming note hosted on a university page documents a practice; hosting is not an endorsement of efficacy.
Contexts and limits
The grids can be studied as folk classification or preference without predicting lifespan, relationships or careers. Conventions can yield different ratings for one name. Meaning, sound, writing and identity still matter. Do not pressure changes of surname or obscure characters to meet totals. An adverse numerical label says nothing about a person’s worth.
References & further reading
Historical sources document ideas and rules of their time, not empirical proof of predictive accuracy. Source notes identify the nature and scope of each reference.
- 東海大學课程网页所存《命名筆畫》笔记Primary / tradition source
A naming note hosted on a university page, documenting grid rules as practitioner belief; hosting is not scientific endorsement.
- 教育部《異體字字典》笔画查询Institutional / reference source
Reference for written forms and strokes, not a source for destiny predictions.
- 李亦園：華人的心理與治療Scholarly research
Anthropological discussion of element radicals and stroke selection as social practices, not efficacy validation.