[ **up: [[Chinese astrology]]** ] --- # Chinese Zodiac - [[Rat (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Ox (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Tiger (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Dragon (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Snake (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Horse (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Goat (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Monkey (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Rooster (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Dog (Chinese zodiac)]] - [[Pig (Chinese zodiac)]] ### Note re. LNY [[2025-0314. 'In Chinese astrology, Dog has a keen sense of justice, valor, and loyalty—betrayal is not part of their dictionary.'|’When confirming your zodiac animal, if you were born in January or February, pay particular attention to the start of Chinese New Year—you might be the previous year’s animal (use the chart below).’]][^1] --- ## Five Elements - *See*: [[Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)|Five Elements]] [[2025-0314. 'In addition to the cycle of 12 zodiac animals, each year is also assigned one of five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water.'|'In addition to the cycle of 12 zodiac animals, each year is also assigned one of five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal or Water.']][^2] Each year is therefore also thought to [[2025-0314. 'On top of this cycle of zodiac elements, each zodiac sign also has a fixed association with one of the elements and is thought to possess the same defining characteristics of the element.'|'possess the same defining characteristics of the element.']][^2] For example: [[2025-0314. 'On top of this cycle of zodiac elements, each zodiac sign also has a fixed association with one of the elements and is thought to possess the same defining characteristics of the element.'|’someone born in 2024 is thought to have Wood characteristics—creative, stubborn and competitive—because Tigers are associated with the fixed element of Wood. Simultaneously, because 2024 is the year of Wood, the 2024 Tigers are also thought to be defined by introspection and empathy—characteristics associated with the Wood element, which someone born in 1998 or 2010 would not possess.’]][^3] --- > ### Zodiac Fixed Element Chart > > |Fixed Element|Zodiac Sign| > |---|---| > |Wood|[Tiger](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tiger/), [Rabbit](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/rabbit/)| > |Fire|[Snake](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/snake/), [Horse](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/horse/)| > |Earth|[Ox](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/ox/), [Dragon](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/dragon/), [Goat](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/goat/), [Dog](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/dog/)| > |Metal|[Monkey](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/monkey/), [Rooster](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/rooster/)| > |Water|[Pig](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/pig/), [Rat](https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/rat/)| > > [^4] --- ## External resources - Chinese Zodiac Years Chart: 1900–2031: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/years/ [^1]: Sophie Song, ‘Year of the Dog: Fortune, Personality, Horoscope (2025)’, *[[Astrala. 'Chinese New Year' (Website)|Chinese New Year]]*, updated 30 September 2024, https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/dog/. [^2]: Sophie Song, ‘The 5 Zodiac Elements: How to Find Yours and What it Means’, *[[Astrala. 'Chinese New Year' (Website)|Chinese New Year]]*, updated 27 September 2024, https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/five-elements/. [^3]: Sophie Song, ‘The 5 Zodiac Elements: How to Find Yours and What it Means’, *[[Astrala. 'Chinese New Year' (Website)|Chinese New Year]]*, updated 27 September 2024, https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/five-elements/. [^4]: Sophie Song, ‘The 5 Zodiac Elements: How to Find Yours and What it Means’, *[[Astrala. 'Chinese New Year' (Website)|Chinese New Year]]*, updated 27 September 2024, https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/five-elements/.