{"success":true,"version":"v1","request":{"tool":"get_calculator_schema","calculator_id":"name-numerology"},"result":{"entity_type":"calculator","id":"name-numerology","calculator_id":"name-numerology","canonical_url":"https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/name-numerology","name":"Name Numerology – Five Grids (五格剖象法)","title":"Name Numerology (五格剖象法) – Five Grids, 三才 and 81-Number Ratings from Stroke Counts","category":"yijing","category_name":"I Ching & Five Elements","tool_name":"calculate_name_five_grids","featured_mcp_tool":false,"description":"Computes the five grids (天格, 人格, 地格, 总格, 外格) of a Chinese name from the 康熙字典 stroke counts of the surname and given-name characters, rates each grid with the 81 数理 table, assigns five elements by the last digit and evaluates the 三才 (heaven-human-earth) configuration by the generating and controlling cycles.","use_when":"You have the Kangxi stroke counts of a one- or two-character surname and a one- or two-character given name and want the 五格 numbers, their ratings, the 三才 elements and its 生克 assessment.","do_not_use_when":"You need stroke counts themselves (look them up in the 康熙字典; 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人格 = last surname character + first given-name character; 地格 = Σ given-name strokes (+1 if one character); 总格 = Σ all strokes; 外格 = 总格 − 人格 + [single surname] + [single given name]. Element by last digit: 1/2 木, 3/4 火, 5/6 土, 7/8 金, 9/0 水. Rating from the 81 数理 table (values > 81 → value − 80). 三才 = 天/人/地 elements; assessment by the generating (木→火→土→金→水) and controlling (木→土→水→火→金) cycles.","method":"Five-grid method of 熊崎健翁 as practised in Chinese name numerology; stroke counts must follow the 康熙字典 (e.g. 氵 = 4, 阝 left = 8, 艹 = 6), which differ from simplified counts. Traditional 三才 tables rate each of the 125 combinations individually; this calculator applies the simplified 生克 rule stated in the formula. Traditional reference calculation from the Chinese divination and numerology literature: it reports what the tradition assigns to the cast or number, not a prediction and not medical, legal or financial advice.","sources":[{"name":"Wikipedia (zh) – 五格剖象法 (five grids and the 81 数理 table)","url":"https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/五格剖象法","type":"reference","retrieved_at":"2026-09-24"}],"freshness":{"type":"static","max_age_seconds":null,"note":"Deterministic formula with fixed constants; results never go stale. 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Simplified counts change every grid."},{"q":"How is 外格 formed for a single surname and single given name?","a":"Both virtual strokes (the +1 added to 天格 and 地格) are summed, so 外格 = 2 regardless of the characters."},{"q":"Which grids matter most?","a":"Practitioners weigh 人格 (character and fortune), 地格 (early life) and 总格 (later life) and the 三才 configuration; 天格 is inherited from the surname and is not judged alone."}],"tags":["name numerology","五格剖象法","five grids","sancai","chinese name strokes","81 numbers"],"related":[{"calculator_id":"number-numerology","reason":"Rate a phone or plate number with the same 81 table."},{"calculator_id":"five-elements","reason":"Generating and controlling relations behind the 三才 assessment."},{"calculator_id":"bagua","reason":"Trigram and element reference for the five elements."}],"links":{"html":"https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/name-numerology","markdown":"https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/name-numerology.md","json":"https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/name-numerology.json","api":"https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/name-numerology","schema":"https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/name-numerology","openapi":"https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json","mcp":"https://tttkmbb.com/mcp"},"version":"v1","updated_at":"2026-09-24"},"timestamp":"2026-09-24T08:32:18Z","next_actions":[{"tool":"run_calculator","calculator_id":"name-numerology","reason":"Run Name Numerology – Five Grids (五格剖象法) with the inputs above."}],"links":{"markdown":"https://tttkmbb.com/yijing/name-numerology.md"}}