Chinese Kinship Calculator is a free tool for Chinese family titles: build a chain such as “father’s sister’s husband” and instantly see whether to say 姑父 or 姑丈 — then flip the card to see what that relative calls you.
What it does
- Relation chains of up to 6 steps, with 146 relation words, 117 paths and 64 kinship terms.
- Switch your gender to change reverse terms (nephew / niece, husband / wife, parents-in-law).
- Switch between northern and southern Chinese usage (姥爷 / 外公, 姥姥 / 外婆, 姑姑 / 姑姐).
- Switch between “in China” and “abroad” for English equivalents and an explanation of why Uncle / Aunt / Cousin ignore lineage and seniority.
- Family tree, quick reference table, recent searches, favourites, one-tap copy and shareable links.
Where the data comes from
Terms are hand-curated from common Mandarin usage, with frequent regional and Cantonese variants listed alongside. Chinese family titles vary widely between provinces and even between families, so treat the result as a helpful guide — when meeting an elder, a smile and a polite question always work best.
Technology & privacy
This is a purely static site: no backend, no account, no database. Your settings, recent searches and favourites live only in your browser’s localStorage and can be cleared in one tap under “My settings”. We use Google Tag Manager for anonymous analytics and display Google AdSense ads — see the Privacy Policy. The source is open on GitHub.
Get in touch
Wrong term, missing dialect, or a feature idea? Open an issue on GitHub Issues or use the contact page.
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