Foundation guide · Kua · 5 min read
What is
a Kua number?
The quick definition, how the calculation works, and why a Kua number is not a complete personality or destiny profile.
Foundation guide · Kua · 5 min read
The quick definition, how the calculation works, and why a Kua number is not a complete personality or destiny profile.
Kua number is another name for the year-based personal trigram used in some Eight Mansions Feng Shui traditions. It is also called Life Gua or Ming Gua. The number connects a birth year to a trigram and to a traditional direction group.
Common formulas use the last two digits of the birth year and differ for male and female births. The result is reduced to one digit, with Kua 5 mapped to 2 or 8 before directions are read.
Follow the formula and worked examples in How to find your Kua number, or use the free calculator.
A Kua number is not a personality test, relationship compatibility score, health diagnosis, or complete birth chart. It does not replace BaZi, and it should not be used to make important decisions with fear or certainty.
In common usage, yes. Kua, Life Gua, and Ming Gua can refer to the same year-based personal number and trigram.
Use the year-based calculator and see your traditional direction set.
See the formulas and examples.
→Look up results by birth year.
→Read the meaning of each number.
Baguapath presents traditional frameworks for cultural learning and reflection. Interpretations vary between schools and are not guarantees about health, wealth, relationships, or future events. Read our methodology and sources.