Innovative Chinese: The Chinese Zodiac

Tuesday 14 January 2020

The Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese Zodiac

2020 is a year of the Rat, starting from January 25th 2020 and ending on February 11th, 2021. It is a Gold Rat year. 2021 will be a year of the Ox.

Hànzì	pīnyīn	Definition	Picture
鼠	shǔ	rat
牛	niú	ox
虎	hǔ	tiger
兔	tù	rabbit
龙	lóng	dragon
蛇	shé	snake
马	mǎ	horse
羊	yáng	goat
猴	hóu	monkey
鸡	jī	chicken
狗	gǒu	dog
猪	zhū	pig

Following the traditional lunar calendar, this scheme is based on a 12-year cycle in which one of 12 animals is represented with each New Year.

Each zodiac animal's year comes around every 12 years, and each year is associated with a zodiac animal. The most recent zodiac sign years are shown below.

Each Chinese zodiac animal has personality traits assigned to it by the ancient Chinese. Chinese people believe these traits will be embodied in people, according to their zodiac sign.

Zodiac Animal	Recent Years	Personality Traits
Rat	1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020	Quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, kind
Ox	1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021	Diligent, dependable, strong, determined
Tiger	1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022	Brave, confident, competitive
Rabbit	1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023	Quiet, elegant, kind, responsible
Dragon	1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024	Confident, intelligent, enthusiastic
Snake	1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025	Enigmatic, intelligent, wise
Horse	1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026	Animated, active, energetic
Goat	1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027	Calm, gentle, sympathetic
Monkey	1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028	Sharp, smart, curiosity
Rooster	1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029	Observant, hardworking, courageous
Dog	1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030	Lovely, honest, prudent
Pig	1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031	Compassionate, generous, diligent

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