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Chinese Character Five Elements (Hanzi Wuxing) Lookup
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Chinese Character Five Elements (Hanzi Wuxing) Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.cn402.com, paid per call via x402, $0.016/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Determines the Wu Xing (Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) attribute of one or more Chinese characters, used in naming consultations and Feng Shui analysis.
Price / call$0.016
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Chinese character five elements, hanzi wuxing, 汉字五行, 字五行, character element attribute, metal wood water fire earth for hanzi, Chinese naming, 中国起名, Chinese name analysis Five Elements, Chinese baby naming Feng Shui. Determine Five Elements (Wu Xing) attribute of each Chinese character. Used in Chinese naming consultations and Feng Shui.
Output
Returns the Five Elements (Wu Xing) classification — Metal (金), Wood (木), Water (水), Fire (火), or Earth (土) — for each submitted Chinese character, enabling elemental balance analysis for naming or Feng Shui purposes.
Example use cases
Baby name elemental balance check
“I'm helping choose a Chinese baby name and I've narrowed it down to the characters 瑞、涵、宁 — can you look up their Wu Xing elements so I can see if the name has a good balance of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth?”
Feng Shui character element lookup
“I'm doing a Feng Shui consultation and need to know the five elements attributes of the characters 龙、凤、祥 — are they Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth?”
BaZi name compatibility analysis
“My client's BaZi chart shows they're lacking Water and Wood elements — can you check the Wu Xing classifications of the characters 江、林、森 to see if any of them could help balance their elemental profile for a naming recommendation?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://api.cn402.com/hanzi/wuxingWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to determine the Five Elements (Wu Xing) attribute of specific Chinese characters for naming consultations, Feng Shui analysis, BaZi elemental balance checks, or Chinese baby naming. Prefer this over generic Chinese character APIs when the specific Wu Xing / elemental classification is needed.
Side effects
- Non-Chinese or non-hanzi characters submitted — may return error or null classification
- Invalid or empty input — returns 400-level error
- Character not found in wuxing database — returns unknown or missing element
- Network timeout or payment failure — returns 402 or 5xx error
Input
{
"text": "明志华"
}Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| format | string | Optional response format hint |
Output
{
"meta": {
"note": "Used for name selection (起名学)",
"source": "Traditional Chinese name analysis DB"
},
"_hint": "x402 paid endpoints for AI agents — x402node.dev (utilities) · cn402.com (Chinese culture)",
"chars": [
{
"char": "明",
"wuxing": "火"
},
{
"char": "志",
"wuxing": null
},
{
"char": "华",
"wuxing": "水"
}
],
"count": {
"土": 0,
"木": 0,
"水": 1,
"火": 1,
"金": 0
},
"input": "明志华"
}Tags
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