There are several ways to choose a baby’s name. The forms vary from different schools of Feng Shui. Feng means wind, while Shui means water. Feng Shui teachers found a way to link Feng Shui to the baby’s name.
Chinese astrologers use Feng Shui to choose a baby’s name. The name at birth is very important to the baby and the couple. A good shape name brings good luck to the name holder.
Kua numbers
Astrologers determine the Kua number of your year of birth. The Kua number indicates whether the name is auspicious or inauspicious. Kua number calculations vary between women and men. The general idea is to add the last two digits of the year of birth until you get a single digit. Then subtract from 10.
For example, 9 is the Kua number for the 1973 birth year for males. First add 7 and 3. You get 10. Then add 1 and 0. You get 1, which is a single digit. You subtract 10 by 1. And the Kua number is 9.
For women, the calculation varies slightly. Add 5 after adding the last two digits of the year of birth. For example, 4 is the Kua number for the 1973 birth year of women. First add 7 and 3. You get 10. Then add 10 and 5. You get 15. Then add 1 and 5. You get 6, which is a single digit. Finally, subtract 10 by 6. The Kua number is 4.
Eight characters
The eight characters are more commonly known as Ba Zi. Astrologers look at the eight characters to count the useful element. There are three common ways to use the eight characters. First, astrologers find any missing elements to complement another element. For example, wood is an absent element. The astrologer finds a name associated with wood, such as wood, branch, forest, and bark.
Second, the astrologer finds the required element. For example, the word requires water and earth. Water is a missing character. The astrologer provides a character associated with water.
Lastly, bad baby names are used to scare away bad spirits in the old days. They believe that evil spirits lose interest with a bad baby name. For example, the rat and the snake are a good example.
Yin and yang
Chinese characters are made up of strokes. In Feng Shui, the total number of strokes also matters. Depending on the school, the Feng Shui master tells you the correct number of strokes. The Ying is the even number of strokes, while the Yang is the odd number of strokes.
