Name Selection 名字学 (五格)

Numerology Representation – 1, 2 (Wood 木), 3, 4 (Fire 火), 5, 6 (Earth 土), 7 ,8 (Metal 金), 9, 0 (Water 水). Odd Number (Yang), Even Number (Yin). If the number of stroke is 27 (omit 2 and use 7 as 金), if 30 (omit 3 and use 0 as 水).

This method of name selection splits the analysis into 5 Grid 五格 (Heaven 天格, Man 人格, Earth 地格, External 外格 and Total 总格)

There are 4 main permutations:
Double Surname with Double Name,
Double Surname with Single Name,
Single Surname with Single Name
Single Surname with Double Name.

Heaven Grid (天格)
Double Surname with Double Name: add the strokes for both surname.
Double Surname with Single Name: add the strokes for both surname.
Single Surname with Single Name: add the stroke for surname +1
Single Surname with Double Name: add the stroke for surname +1

Man (Human) Grid (人格)
Double Surname with Double Name: add the stroke for both surname and first name.
Double Surname with Single Name: add the stroke for both surname and first name.
Single Surname with Single Name: add the stroke for surname and first name.
Single Surname with Double Name: add the stroke for surname and first name.

Earth Grid (地格)
Double Surname with Double Name: add the stroke of both name
Double Surname with Single Name: add the stroke of name +1
Single Surname with Single Name: add the stroke of name +1
Single Surname with Double Name: add the stroke of both name

External Grid (外格)
Double Surname with Double Name: use the last name as external category
Double Surname with Single Name: use 1 as external category
Single Surname with Single Name: use 2 as external category
Single Surname with Double Name: use the last name +1

Total Grid (总格)
Add all (total) the stroke of all the characters in the name.

Heaven, Man (Human) and Earth Grid -> Relationship with Children, Friends, Colleagues and Subordinates, Parents and Elders.
Heaven and Man (Human) Grid -> Relates to Fortune and Career.
Man (Human) and Earth Grid -> Relates to Foundation, Learning and Property.
External and Man (Human) Grid -> Relates to Kinship and Spiritual Matters.