Gemini · by personality
The Apothecary Diaries · Rear Palace
Xiaolan: zodiac sign and birth chart
Xiaolan has no canon birthday. The novels, manga and anime never give one. Read from her personality, she's a Gemini, with Mercury and Venus in Gemini too and a Libra Moon. That fits the Rear Palace maid who knows every rumor and legend in the palace and happily trades news for a snack.
- SunGemini
- MoonLibra
- RisingLibra
- MercuryGemini
- VenusGemini
- MarsAquarius
SourceNo canon birthday: none of the novels, the manga or the anime give Xiaolan a date. The chart is NEBO's take, read from her personality.
Birth chart
Xiaolan's chart at a glance
No canon birthday, so this is NEBO's take, read from her character.
NEBO's take
No birthday in canon. Her personality says Gemini.
We ran Xiaolan through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets her most often. It reads her as air first: chatty, curious and impossible not to like.
Canon
No canon birthdayNever given in the novels, the manga or the animeNEBO's take
Gemini SunRead from her personality- Sun
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeGemini
Gemini collects news. She knows every rumor, legend and bit of gossip in the palace.
- Moon
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeLibra
A Libra Moon wants to be liked. She became Maomao's first real friend in the palace.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeLibra
No birth time in canon. First impression: a cheerful maid already halfway through a story.
- Mercury
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeGemini
Gemini Mercury never stops talking. In an hour she finds out what an official investigation would take a week to uncover.
- Venus
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeGemini
Gemini Venus trades. She happily swaps news for a snack, and she adores candy.
- Mars
CanonNot in canonNEBO's takeAquarius
Aquarius Mars wants a different life. Her contract is ending, and she picks up reading and writing to have a shot at one.
What canon does give: a cheerful girl with a worry under the chatter. A Gemini answer is to keep talking, keep learning and keep making friends.
How she shows up
Why she's like this
Gemini is the sign of chatter, curiosity and quick learning. Xiaolan hits every one of them, in scenes fans know by heart.
MindMercury in Gemini
The gossip network
In an hour Xiaolan finds out what an official investigation would take a week to uncover.
Season 1
LoveVenus in Gemini
Trades news for a snack
She adores candy and happily trades palace news for a treat.
Season 1
FeelingsLibra Moon
Maomao's first friend
Xiaolan becomes the first real friend Maomao makes in the Rear Palace.
Season 1
In a fightMars in Aquarius
Learns to read for a new life
Her contract will end soon, and she has no family to lean on. Maomao teaches her to read and write so she has a shot at a better life.
Season 1
Your turn
Which Apothecary Diaries character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Fengming most often. Aries guys get The Emperor.
You and Xiaolan: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Taurus girls get Suirei most often. Taurus guys get Gaoshun.
You and Xiaolan: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Gemini girls get Xiaolan most often. Gemini guys get Lakan.
You and Xiaolan: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Cancer girls get Hongniang most often. Cancer guys get Jinshi.
You and Xiaolan: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Leo girls get Gyokuyou most often. Leo guys get The Emperor.
You and Xiaolan: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Virgo girls get Maomao most often. Virgo guys get Gaoshun.
You and Xiaolan: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Libra girls get Xiaolan most often. Libra guys get Lahan.
You and Xiaolan: Same element, air. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Scorpio girls get Lihua most often. Scorpio guys get Jinshi.
You and Xiaolan: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Sagittarius girls get Ah-Duo most often. Sagittarius guys get Basen.
You and Xiaolan: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
Capricorn girls get Hongniang most often. Capricorn guys get Lahan.
You and Xiaolan: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Aquarius girls get Xiaolan most often. Aquarius guys get Lakan.
You and Xiaolan: Same element, air. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Pisces girls get Lishu most often. Pisces guys get Luomen.
You and Xiaolan: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
Get my real The Apothecary Diaries character→Chemistry
Who Xiaolan clicks with, and who she clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- LakanLibra Moon+Gemini MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
- LahanGemini Sun+Libra SunSuns in the same element: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
- GyokuyouVenus in Gemini+Mars in AquariusVenus and Mars in step: the spark is real, friends or more.
Pick a side
Are you more Xiaolan or Maomao?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Xiaolan's chart
Famous Geminis with her placements
Their charts line up with NEBO's take on Xiaolan. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
AwkwafinaGemini Sun · Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Gemini
2PacGemini Sun · Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, Mars in Aquarius
Central CeeGemini Sun · Libra Moon, Mercury in Gemini
Phil FodenGemini Sun · Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Gemini
DaveGemini Sun · Libra Moon, Mercury in Gemini
Désiré DouéGemini Sun · Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Gemini
Characters like her in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
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Characters like Xiaolan
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
Which Apothecary Diaries character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your The Apothecary Diaries character, your corner of the Rear Palace and how close you are to Xiaolan.
Are you Xiaolan? Find your character→Questions
Xiaolan's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Xiaolan?
Canon never says. None of the novels, the manga or the anime give Xiaolan a birthday. By personality, NEBO's take is Gemini.
When is Xiaolan's birthday?
It isn't given anywhere in canon.
Is Xiaolan a Gemini?
By personality, yes: chatty, curious and quick to learn. It's NEBO's take, not canon, because no birthday exists.
What is Xiaolan's birth chart?
NEBO's take: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Libra, Libra rising, Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Gemini, Mars in Aquarius. Read from her personality, not from a canon date.
What element is Xiaolan?
Air. Gemini is an air sign, and 6 of her 6 placements are air too.
Who is Xiaolan most compatible with?
By chart, Lakan, Lahan and Gyokuyou. Libra Moon and Gemini Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
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