The study of numbers and their possible meanings is referred to as numerology.  There are
many different techniques.  We used the method of digit summing.  

It’s exactly what it sounds like. Generally, you’d take the date of birth and add each digit
separately, once you have your sum, if it’s a double digit, you’d add those two digits until you
get a single number.  

Each number is assigned a meaning.  The following are the most common or the definitions
most widely accepted...generally. These are taken from wikipedia.
Number Meanings:
Chinese
1 = Sure
 
2 = Easy
 
3 = Live
 
4 = Unlucky - pronunciation similar to
'death'.
 
5 = The self, or nothing/never
 
6 = Smooth path
 
7 = Together
 
8 = Sudden fortune/prosperity
 
9 = Long in time
So, for example:
H
E
R
M
I
O
N
E
  
G
R
A
N
G
E
R
8
5
18
13
9
15
14
5
  
7
18
1
14
7
5
18
Hermione Granger
Hermione = 87 = 8+7 = 15 = 1+5 = 6 = Reaction(Smooth path)
Granger = 70 = 7 = Thought (Together)

To be thorough, you can add in the middle name:
J
A
N
E
10
1
14
5
Jane = 30 = 3 = Communication (Live)

In total: 6+7+3 = 16 = 7 = Thought (Together)
Chinese: Lucky and Unlucky Numbers
H
A
R
R
Y
  
J
A
M
E
S
  
P
O
T
T
E
R
8
1
18
18
25
  
10
1
13
5
19
  
16
15
20
20
5
18
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    Arithmancy: Hermione
Hermione Jane Granger
    Hermione: 6          
    Jane:         3                                                                              
    Granger:   7        

Full Name Digit Sum: 7 = Thought (Together)
Birth Year Digit Sum: 9 = Completion (Long in Time)
    Arithmancy: Harry
Harry James Potter
    Harry: 70 = 7 Thought (Together)       
    James: 48 = 12 = 3 Communication (Live)                                
    Potter: 94 = 13 = 4 Creation (the unlucky number)        

Full Name Digit Sum: 7 + 3 + 4=  14 = 5 Action (the Self)
Birth Year Digit Sum: 2 = Balance (Easy)
    Arithmancy: Ron
Ronald Bilius Weasley
    Ronald: 64 = 10 = 1 Individual (Sure)
    Bilius: 72 = 9 Completion (Long in Time)
    Weasley: 90 = 9 Completion (Long in Time)

Full Name Digit Sum: 71+9+9 = 19 = 10 = 1 Individual (Sure)
Birth Year Digit Sum: 4 Creation (the unlucky number)
1 March 1980
1+3+1980 = 1984 = 22 = 4
Creation (the unlucky number)
R
O
N
A
L
D
  
B
I
L
I
U
S
  
W
E
A
S
L
E
Y
18
15
14
1
12
4
  
2
9
12
9
21
19
  
23
5
1
19
12
5
25
Date of Birth:
19 September 1979
19 + 9 + 1979 = 2007 = 9
9 = Completion (Long in Time)
Date of Birth:
31 July 1980
31+7+1980 = 2018 = 11 = 2
2 = Balance (Easy)
Date of Birth:
    Arithmancy: Luna
Luna Lovegood
    Luna: 48 = 12 = 3 Communication (Live)
    Lovegood: 95 = 15 = 5 Action (the Self)

Full Name Digit Sum: 3 + 5 = 8 Power (Sudden Fortune)
Birth Year Digit Sum: 1 Individual (Sure)
Date of Birth:
We don’t know Luna’s birth date,
but she was born in 1981.
1+9+8+1 = 19 = 10 = 1
Individual (Sure)
L
U
N
A
  
L
O
V
E
G
O
O
D
12
21
14
1
  
12
15
22
5
7
15
15
4
    Arithmancy: Neville
Neville Longbottom
    Neville: 79 = 16 = 7 Thought (Together)
    Longbottom: 133 = 7 Thought (Together)

Full Name Digit Sum: 7 + 7 = 14 = 5 Action (the Self)
Birth Year Digit Sum: 1 Individual (Sure)
Date of Birth:
30 July 1980
30+7+1980 = 2017 = 10 = 1
Individual (Sure)
N
E
V
I
L
L
E
  
L
O
N
G
B
O
T
T
O
M
14
5
22
9
12
12
5
  
12
15
14
7
2
15
20
20
15
13
    Arithmancy: Ginny
Date of Birth:
11 August 1981
11+8+1981 = 2000 = 2
Balance (Easy)
G
I
N
E
V
R
A
  
M
O
L
L
Y
  
W
E
A
S
L
E
Y
7
9
14
5
22
18
1
  
13
15
12
12
25
  
23
5
1
19
12
5
25
Lucky
    6 –     Flowing, Smooth; “everything goes smoothly”.  Considered one of the luckiest
    numbers.
    8 –     Fortune or Prosperity
    9 –     Longlasting, enduring, long-term






Unlucky
    4 –     It’s pronunciation in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese sounds similar to the words for
    death in each
    language.  It is considered the unluckiest numbers.  
    14 –   In Cantonese, the word is “sap sei,” which sounds like “sat sei.”  Sat sei translates
    into “certainly die.”

The trepidation towards, and subsequent aversion of, the number 14 in Eastern cultures is very
similar to the Western idea of 13 being a bad sign.  The fear of the number 14 is called
Tetraphobia.

The fear is so strong in that part of the world that 4 and all other numbers containing it are
avoided, especially in the presence of sick or dying people.

The 4th, 14th, 24th, etc. floors are usually skipped in hotels, hospitals, offices.  In restaurants, or
at social gathering such as weddings, the 4th table is passed over.
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1 = Individual. Aggressor. Yang.
 
2 = Balance. Union. Yin.
 
3 = Communication/interaction.
Neutrality.
 
4 = Creation.
 
5 = Action.
 
6 = Reaction/flux. Responsibility.
 
7 = Thought/consciousness.
 
8 = Power/Sacrifice.
 
9 = Completion.
For the Chinese, a number like 89 would be a very lucky number as it translates to something
like “you’ll have a lasting fortune” or “you’ll prosper for a long time”.

So let’s use, for example, Hermione.  Hermione’s birthday is 19 September 1979.  

19+9+1979 = 2007 = 2+7 = 9 = Completion (Long in time)

There is also a method of designating numbers to each letter of the alphabet, then can you digit
sum from those values.
Chinese Number One (1)
Chinese Number Two (2)
Chinese Number Three (3)
Chinese Number Four (4)
Chinese Number Five (5)
Chinese Number Six (6)
Chinese Number Seven (7)
Chinese Number Eight (8)
Chinese Number Nine (9)