What Chinese zodiac is 2014?
Year of the Wood Horse甲午 · Jia Wu · Sand Metal
2014 is the Year of the Wood Horse — 甲午 (Jia Wu) in the Chinese calendar. The heavenly stem 甲 belongs to Wood, and the year's nayin ("sound") element is Sand Metal.
Animal sign · Stem-branch
- Animal sign
- Horse
- Stem-branch
- 甲午 (Jia Wu)
- Element (heavenly stem)
- 甲 · Wood
- Nayin element
- Sand Metal · Metal
Chinese New Year · Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Chinese New Year
- Jan 31, 2014
- Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Feb 4, 2014
- This Horse year
- Jan 31, 2014 – Feb 18, 2015
Born in January or February 2014?
| Born | By Chinese New Year (common use) | By Start of Spring (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Jan 30 | Snake | Snake |
| Jan 31 – Feb 3 | Horse | Snake |
| Feb 4 – Dec 31 | Horse | Horse |
Most people switch animals at Chinese New Year; BaZi (Four Pillars) uses Start of Spring as the year boundary, so early-year birthdays can have two answers. Not sure? A free BaZi chart shows your exact year pillar.
How old is someone born in 2014?
- In 2026
- 12 after their birthday (11 before)
- East Asian age (xusui)
- 13 after Chinese New Year
Horse return years (benmingnian)
- 2026 (age 12) · this year
- 2038 (age 24)
- 2050 (age 36)
A benmingnian is a year that shares your birth animal; it comes round every 12 years. Wearing red is a folk custom for it — tradition, not something to worry about.
Which signs get along with the Horse?
These are traditional branch relations, shared as culture — they don't decide whether two people get along. Tap one for the full match.
Wood Horse personality
The Wood element gives this Horse its own flavor. Wood is about growth: traditionally a Wood year adds warmth, loyalty and a wish to keep improving.
At noon, in the hour of Wu, horses run across the open plain. People born in the Year of the Horse are warm, outspoken and restless, in love with freedom and speed. You are ready to go at a moment's notice, and you lift the spirits of everyone around you.
- Strengths
- Enthusiastic, frank, quick to act
- Watch for
- Your patience runs short, and you dislike being reined in
- In love
- You love sincerely and passionately, and you both need room to breathe.
- At work
- Fast-paced work on the move suits you. With a goal ahead, you will outrun anyone.
The Horse in 2027, Year of the Fire Goat
Partnerships flow, good things come in pairs
Horse and Goat form one of the classic 'Six Harmonies' pairs, so tradition sees the Horse as one of the best-matched animals for a Goat year. You're warm and quick to act, and working with others feels especially natural in 2027. Like-minded partners are easy to find.
Ideal for partnerships, negotiations and team projects. Together achieves more than solo this year.
Traditional views shared as culture and for fun — not a prediction or advice.
FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 2014?
2014 is the Year of the Horse (甲午, Jia Wu). This Horse year runs from Jan 31, 2014 (Chinese New Year) to Feb 18, 2015.
What is my sign if I was born in January 2014?
Born before Jan 31, 2014? By the usual Chinese New Year rule you belong to 2013, the Year of the Snake. BaZi switches at Start of Spring (Feb 4), so a birthday before that also gets the 癸巳 year pillar.
What element is a 2014 Horse?
By the heavenly stem 甲, 2014 is a Wood Horse year. By the older nayin system, 甲午 is "Sand Metal". Neither is good or bad — your personal elements come from the full BaZi chart.
How old is someone born in 2014 in 2026?
12 after their birthday in 2026; by East Asian reckoning (xusui) they are 13 after Chinese New Year.
When is the next Year of the Horse?
2026 is a Horse year; the next one is 2038.
Make it about you
Your Chinese zodiac only looks at your birth year. Enter your date and hour of birth for a free BaZi chart and see your own chart and yearly cycles.
Other Horse years
Nearby years
Animal signs, stem-branches and nayin follow the traditional Chinese calendar; Chinese New Year and Start of Spring dates are Beijing time, computed with lunar-javascript. Traditional culture, for reference only.