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Year of the Rat
- Quick wit
- Insight
- Water
Deep in the hour of Zi, when everything is still, one small figure is still busy. People born in the Year of the Rat react fast and notice details, finding chances where others aren't looking. Quiet on the outside, you have already planned your next move.
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Light · strengths
Clever, adaptable, resourceful
Shadow · room to grow
You think a lot, can be overly cautious, and don't easily show your hand
In love
Thoughtful and devoted to home, you remember the little things about the people you love.
At work
You are good at work that needs quick adjustment. Give you resources and you will use them exactly right.
Folk tale · the Great Race
In the folk tale of the Great Race, the Jade Emperor ranked the animals by a river crossing. The rat rode quietly on the ox's back and leapt off just before the finish to come first.
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- Earthly branch
- 子 Zi
- Yin / yang
- Yang
- Element
- Water
- Double hour
- 23–1 h
- Direction
- North
East meets West
- Month
- 子 Zi month (Major Snow to Minor Cold)
- Sun signs in this month
- Sagittarius · Capricorn
Getting along
These are traditional pairings, shared as culture.
- Three harmonies
- Year of the Dragon · Year of the Monkey
- Six harmonies
- Year of the Ox
- Opposite
- Year of the Horse
Year of the Rat years
Chinese New Year (Goat year begins)
- 1924甲子 · WoodFeb 5
- 1936丙子 · FireJan 24
- 1948戊子 · EarthFeb 10
- 1960庚子 · MetalJan 28
- 1972壬子 · WaterFeb 15
- 1984甲子 · WoodFeb 2
- 1996丙子 · FireFeb 19
- 2008戊子 · EarthFeb 7
- 2020庚子 · MetalJan 25
The animal changes at Start of Spring (around Feb 4). Many people use Chinese New Year instead, so if you were born in January or early February, check which year applies.
Your sign comes from your birthday and your animal from your year. A BaZi chart uses your year, month, day and hour together.
For culture and fun: personality and tradition only, no predictions.