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The zodiacal rat is known in other cultures besides China, in Asia and beyond. Generally, the rat/mouse is the first of a twelve-year animal cycle, although some of the other animals tend to vary. In Japan, the rat is known as nezumi, and is the first in a twelve-year zodiacal cycle of animals.
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What is the rat zodiac and what does it mean in Chinese...
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The Chinese zodiac is a mathematical cycle of 12 animals....
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Beginning. Years and the Five Elements. Chinese Zodiac Rat...
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Sign of the Chinese zodiac / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Rat or Mouse ( 鼠) is the first of the repeating 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac, constituting part of the Chinese calendar system (with similar systems in use elsewhere).
- Chinese Zodiac Years for Rat. Derived from the Chinese lunar calendar (like many things in Chinese culture), the Chinese zodiac cycle corresponds more with China’s lunar New Year than with the Gregorian calendar.
- Personality Traits of Rat Signs. In Chinese astrology, people born in the years of the Rat are well-behaved by nature and have fun and quirky personalities.
- Rat Zodiacs and the Five Elements Theory. The Chinese Five Elements Theory assigns one of the five elements—Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth—to each year, in addition to the zodiacs.
- Lucky (and Unlucky) Things for Rats. The colors blue and gold, the numbers 2 and 3, and the direction east are auspicious and bring good luck for Rats. Yellow, brown, 5, 9, and cats are inauspicious and should be avoided if possible.
Chinese Zodiac - Rat. Years of the Rat include 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032. Ranking the first in the Chinese zodiac, rat represents wisdom. Personality traits for the people born in the year of the Rat are intelligent, charming, quick-witted, practical, ambitious, and good at economizing as well as social activities.
