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In-depth explanations of Bazi, traditional/simplified characters, and calendars. Every article cites sources and verifiable facts.

Recording Lunar Dates: Why You Need a System to Convert Them for You

When recording birthdays or anniversaries of death, do you write the date using the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar? The Gregorian date corresponding to a lunar date changes every year, and manual look-ups are prone to error. This site provides automatic conversion of lunar dates and reminders, with a privacy-focused design for sensitive titles like "Anniversary of Mother's Passing."

Published on 2026-08-04 · ~3 min read

'Shangliang' or 'Shangliang': Which One Can Be Found in the Dictionary

In the saying 'If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked,' does the character for 'beam' need the wood radical (木)? Looking up the Ministry of Education dictionary, we find that '上樑' (shangliang with 樑) has zero results, while '上梁' (shangliang with 梁) has six main entries and two appendices.

Published on 2026-08-04 · ~3 min read

Why AI-Written Traditional Chinese Sometimes Contains Simplified Characters

The Chinese training data for large language models is predominantly in Simplified Chinese. Producing Traditional Chinese content is essentially a post-hoc conversion, not native generation. This leads to a specific type of error: a correct Traditional Chinese passage will occasionally have one or two Simplified character forms slip in.

Published on 2026-08-04 · ~5 min read

How the Year’s Tai Sui Is Determined: The Rules of Clash, Punishment, Harm, and Others

Where does the conclusion 'This year, the Rat clashes with Tai Sui' come from? This article does not discuss auspiciousness or inauspiciousness; it simply lays out the rules for the relationships between the zodiac’s earthly branch (地支 dìzhī) and Tai Sui, such as clash (沖), punishment (刑), harm (害), and others.

Published on 2026-08-04 · ~4 min read

How to Read the Five-Phase Distribution: And Why This Site Doesn't Tell You 'Strong Self vs. Weak Self'

Why do the five-phase numbers calculated by different websites often not match up? The differences almost always come from statistical scope, not calculation errors. This site's standard is the four heavenly stems plus all the earthly branches' hidden stems, totaling thirteen. The numbers are laid out for you; interpretation requires schools of thought and experience.

Published on 2026-08-03 · ~4 min read

How to Use the Simplified-to-Traditional Risk Detection: Why It Doesn't Convert for You Directly

Paste in simplified text, and the system only flags high-risk words without automatically converting them to traditional characters. This is a deliberate design, not an incomplete feature. This article explains the reasons behind this, the specific operational process of the detection tool, and what it means when a term is marked as 'unverified'.

Published on 2026-08-03 · ~4 min read

“軟體” or “軟件”: This Isn’t a Typo, It’s a Cross-Strait Convention

See the characters “軟件” and instinctively want to change them to “軟體”? Hold on. The difference between these two terms lies not in the correctness of the character forms, but in usage conventions. Understanding the underlying logic is necessary to avoid mistakenly “correcting” what is already right during conversion, or even inadvertently eliminating another legitimate term.

Published on 2026-08-03 · ~4 min read