Chinese Relative Title Calculator

Avoid the awkwardness of not knowing how to address relatives during holidays! Easily manage family relationships~

• Relatives are social relationships based on marriage, bloodline, and legal fiction. These include relationships such as husband and wife, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and great-grandparents, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, daughter-in-law and parents-in-law, son-in-law and parents-in-law, as well as other collateral relatives within three generations, such as uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, and more.
• Relative titles refer to the names used to establish the relationship between oneself and family members, based on both bloodline and marriage. In Chinese culture, family relationships are structured with clear distinctions between seniority and respect: titles for older generations include "aunt", "uncle", "paternal uncle", "paternal aunt", while siblings and cousins fall under the same generation. Titles for younger generations include terms like "nephew" and "niece". Due to the complexity of familial relationships in China, especially from marriage ties, it can be difficult to differentiate between the many titles. Terms like "ancestral generations", "five kinds of relations", "six kinds of kin", and "nine clans" reflect this intricate system, and the wide variety of titles is a unique feature of Chinese culture.
• In today’s fast-paced world, many relatives, especially those with whom one has less frequent contact, may have unclear generational differences, leading to confusion. During the Lunar New Year, when visiting relatives, it’s common to get confused about how to address distant relatives, which can be awkward. Not only children, but even adults from the younger generation often struggle with these family titles.
• The “Chinese Relative Relationship Calculator” helps avoid the embarrassment of addressing relatives incorrectly. It includes a comprehensive list of Chinese family titles, allowing you to calculate the correct title by simply entering the relationship. The calculator also supports regional dialects, so you can refer to your father as “Dad”, “Daddy”, “Old Man”, etc. This tool helps you accurately address relatives, understand family relationships, and easily master the complexities of Chinese familial relations, enhancing your understanding of Chinese culture.