CHINESE ZODIAC
The 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs: Animals, Years and Meanings
Your Chinese zodiac sign is the animal sign determined by the year you were born, and it repeats every twelve years. The order never changes: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Each year also carries one of five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water), so someone born in 1988 is not just a Dragon but an Earth Dragon.
Unlike the Sun sign in Western astrology, your Chinese sign covers a whole year, and the new year begins between late January and mid-February. Choose your animal below to read about its traits, its tendencies in love and career, and the signs it gets along with best.
Not sure of your animal? Use the Chinese zodiac calculator →🐀 Rat1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032 🐂 Ox1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 🐅 Tiger1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 🐇 Rabbit1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 🐉 Dragon1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 🐍 Snake1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 🐎 Horse1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 🐑 Goat1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 🐒 Monkey1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 🐓 Rooster1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 🐕 Dog1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 🐖 Pig1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 Chinese astrology is a symbolic tradition thousands of years old: it helps you understand your nature, but you are always the one writing your story.