Chinese Kinship Calculator

Find a Chinese kinship title from a relationship chain

This Chinese kinship calculator helps answer questions such as “What is my mother’s younger sister’s husband called?” Build the chain from your own perspective using relationship buttons. The result is a Chinese title for the relative; it is not an English family-tree label. A reverse-view option changes the question to what that person calls you.

Some paths can produce more than one candidate. For example, a cousin title may depend on whether the person is older or younger, and the available relationship steps may not capture every family detail. The calculator preserves multiple plausible titles when age is unspecified. Common Chinese terms also vary by region and household. The Taiwan Ministry of Education’s terms-of-address table is a useful reference for examples, while local family usage may differ.

Build the relationship one step at a time

1. Set your gender when relevant

   Choose the speaker’s gender before calculating. Some spouse-related or reverse-view paths depend on this selection.

2. Start with the relative closest to you

   Tap each link in order, moving outward from yourself. To describe your mother’s younger brother’s child, begin with mother, then younger brother, then child.

3. Read all suggested titles

   The title list may show alternatives when the chain does not specify age or another distinction. Each result is a possible term under the relationships entered.

4. Correct or reverse the chain

   Use undo to remove the last relationship step or clear to start over. Switch to reverse view to ask what the relative calls you; this is a change of perspective, not merely a reversed word order.

Before using a result in conversation, confirm missing details such as age, marriage connection, or the term preferred by the family.

Why the calculator may show alternatives

Titles are language guidance, not proof of relationship

The result reflects the relationship steps entered and the tool’s covered terms. It does not establish biological, legal, or household status.

• Regional and family-specific terms, dialect forms, adoption, step-relations, and unusual family structures may not be represented.
• When age, gender, or marriage details are missing, multiple titles may be reasonable; confirm the intended relationship before choosing one.
• Do not rely on a vocabulary result for legal questions about inheritance, custody, marriage, or eligibility.
• A relationship chain does not require names or identifying details; avoid sharing personal family information unnecessarily.