There are 12 animals associated with the zodiac, these come around every 12 years:
Zi (rat)
Chou (ox)
Yin (tiger)
Mao (rabbit)
Chen (dragon)
Si (snake)
Wu (horse)
Wei (sheep)
Shen (monkey)
You (rooster)
Xu (dog)
Hai (boar/pig)
Which zodiac animal are you?
Zodiac Animal |
Birth Year |
Rat |
1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 |
Ox |
1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 |
Tiger |
1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 |
Hare |
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 |
Dragon |
1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 |
Snake |
1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 |
Horse |
1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 |
Sheep |
1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
Monkey |
1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
Rooster |
1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
Dog |
1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
Boar |
1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
For anyone celebrating this Chinese New Year, we hope you have a fantastic day! Any sheep out there, this is your year enjoy it.
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