Discover your personal lucky numbers based on your Chinese zodiac sign, birth numerology, and name β and learn which numbers in Chinese culture bring fortune or misfortune.
Your lucky numbers are one piece of the picture. Your BaZi chart reveals far more detailed fortune guidance based on your complete birth data.
In Chinese culture, numbers carry meaning through sound β a concept called homophony. A number is considered lucky if it sounds like a word with positive meaning when spoken in Mandarin or Cantonese. This is taken seriously: phone numbers, addresses, license plates, and business names in China are often chosen for their numerical luck β and numbers like 8888 command significant price premiums at auction.
ε « (bΔ) sounds like ε (fΔ) β "to prosper." The most prized number in Chinese culture. The 2008 Beijing Olympics opened at 8:08pm on 08/08/08.
ε (liΓΉ) sounds like ζ΅ (liΓΊ) β "to flow." Represents smooth progress, everything going well. Especially lucky for business.
δΉ (jiΗ) sounds like δΉ (jiΗ) β "long-lasting, eternal." Associated with longevity and the emperor. 999 is used for wedding gifts.
δΈ (sΔn) sounds like η (shΔng) β "to give birth, to grow." Represents life, growth, and creativity. Good for new beginnings.
δΊ (Γ¨r) β "good things come in pairs." Chinese saying: ε₯½δΊζε (hΗo shΓ¬ chΓ©ng shuΔng). Associated with harmonious relationships and balance.
δΊ (wΗ) sounds like ζ (wΗ) β "I, me." Associated with the Five Elements and the five blessings (δΊη¦). Situationally lucky.
ε (sΓ¬) sounds like ζ» (sΗ) β "death." The most unlucky number. Many buildings in China skip floor 4, similar to 13 in Western culture.
εε (shΓsΓ¬) sounds like "certainly die" (εζ»). Often avoided in phone numbers, addresses, and hotel room assignments.
Traditional Chinese astrology associates specific lucky numbers with each of the 12 zodiac signs, based on the Five Elements and the Heavenly Stem/Earthly Branch of each sign's year:
Chinese numerology uses a process similar to Western numerology to calculate a "Life Path" number from your full birth date. Add all digits together, then reduce to a single digit:
Example: Born August 15, 1990
8 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 0 = 33 β 3 + 3 = 6
Life Path Number = 6
Each Life Path Number (1β9, plus 11 and 22 as master numbers) carries meaning that describes your fundamental life direction, strengths, and areas of growth.
Beyond 4 and 14, several number combinations are considered unlucky due to their phonetic similarity to negative words: