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The Chinese zodiac (生肖, shēngxiào) is based on a 12-year cycle, where each year is assigned to one of the 12 animals. The calculator determines your zodiac sign based on your year of birth and shows your character traits, lucky numbers and colors, and compatibility with other signs.
12 animals of the chinese zodiac
Rat (鼠): 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020. Ox (牛): 1925, 1937..., 2009, 2021. Tiger (虎): 2010, 2022. Rabbit (兔): 2011, 2023. Dragon (龍): 2012, 2024. Snake (蛇): 2013, 2025. Horse (馬): 2014, 2026. Goat (羊): 2015. Monkey (猴): 2016. Rooster (雞): 2017. Dog (狗): 2018. Pig (豬): 2019.
Character traits - selected signs
Rat: clever, adaptive, ambitious. Ox: hardworking, reliable, stubborn. Tiger: brave, competitive, short-tempered. Rabbit: elegant, calm, diplomatic. Dragon: confident, enthusiastic, perfectionist. Snake: intelligent, intuitive, mysterious. Horse: energetic, independent, impulsive. Goat: creative, empathetic, insecure.
Sign compatibility
Best: Rat-Ox-Dragon (Trinity: Water signs). Tiger-Horse-Dog (Fire Trinity). Rabbit-Goat-Pig (Wood Trinity). Monkey-Rat-Dragon (Metal element). Hard: Rat-Horse (opposite). Ox-Goat. Tiger-Monkey. Rabbit-Rooster. Dragon-Dog. Snake-Pig. Important: compatibility is fun, not determinism.
Chinese New Year and the Zodiac
Chinese New Year: Lunar New Year (Chūnjié). Variable date: January-February. Important: The Chinese zodiac year does NOT start on January 1! For example, the year 2024 (Dragon) began on February 10, 2024. People born before Chinese New Year (e.g. January 2024) have the sign 2023 (Goat). The calculator takes this cut-off date into account.
Year table - what animal and element is your year of birth
The Chinese zodiac is a cycle of 12 animals combined with 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) - the full cycle repeats every 60 years.Note:the Chinese year starts between January 21 and February 20; If you were born in January or early February, your sign may still be the animal of the previous year - the calculator takes into account the exact date.
| Year | Sign (element) | Year | Sign (element) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Rat (Metal) | 1961 | Buffalo (Metal) |
| 1962 | Tiger (Water) | 1963 | Rabbit (Water) |
| 1964 | Dragon (Wood) | 1965 | Snake (Wood) |
| 1966 | Horse (Fire) | 1967 | Goat (Fire) |
| 1968 | Monkey (Earth) | 1969 | Rooster (Earth) |
| 1970 | Dog (Metal) | 1971 | Pig (Metal) |
| 1972 | Rat (Water) | 1973 | Buffalo (Water) |
| 1974 | Tiger (Wood) | 1975 | Rabbit (Wood) |
| 1976 | Dragon (Fire) | 1977 | Snake (Fire) |
| 1978 | Horse (Earth) | 1979 | Goat (Earth) |
| 1980 | Monkey (Metal) | 1981 | Rooster (Metal) |
| 1982 | Dog (Water) | 1983 | Pig (Water) |
| 1984 | Rat (Wood) | 1985 | Buffalo (Wood) |
| 1986 | Tiger (Fire) | 1987 | Rabbit (Fire) |
| 1988 | Dragon (Earth) | 1989 | Snake (Earth) |
| 1990 | Horse (Metal) |