For the one who wants more than a translation
You don't want a label. You want a name.
Maybe you're learning the language. Maybe you've fallen for the poetry, the calligraphy, the weight a single character can carry.
You don't want a sound that roughly matches yours, or a word picked at random. You want a name that means something — one a Chinese friend would nod at, one you can stand behind for the rest of your life.
Not a mockup
Here's a name we actually generated.
张皎
Zhāng Jiǎo
“Bright and clear as moonlight — a calm, luminous presence that holds its own in any season.”
From the line
皎皎白林秋
“Luminous and pale — the white grove in autumn.”
陈子昂 chén zǐ áng · tang dynasty
《酬殷上人秋夜山亭有赠》
The highlighted character is yours — found here, not invented.
Character by character
See 皎 highlighted? That character is verified to appear in that exact line — from 《酬殷上人秋夜山亭有赠》 by the Tang poet 陈子昂. We never write the poem. We find your name inside one.
Each generation gives you three, fully explained.
What makes it real
Found in a poem, never made up
Our system can quote a poem, but it can never write one. Every character in your name is checked — by code, not by trust — against a real classical line, and we show you the line, the poet, and the dynasty.
Timed to the hour you were born
We build your Four Pillars (Bāzì) chart with true solar time for your exact birthplace — the sun's real position, not the clock on the wall — then read your Five-Element balance to choose characters that genuinely fit you.
A name you can stand behind
Every character comes explained: its meaning, its sound, its element, and the line it was found in. When someone asks about your name — and they will — you'll have the story.
How it works
Tell us when & where you were born
Just your birth date, time, and city — enough to read your chart with true solar time.
We read your chart and the classics
We map your Five Elements, then search thousands of lines of classical Chinese poetry for characters that fit.
You get three names, fully sourced
Each with its poem, meaning, pronunciation, and element — ready to say out loud.
A little gift along the way
Meet your Five-Element self
Your birth chart also reveals your elemental nature — are you a Nurturing Mountain, a Flowing River, a Radiant Flame? We'll show you your element, and the kinds of people you naturally click with.