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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). The Year of the Rat in standard Chinese is Chinese : 鼠年; pinyin : shǔnián. The rat is associated with the first branch of the Earthly ...
The rabbit ( 兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rabbit is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 卯. [1] the element Wood in Wuxing theory and within Traditional Chinese medicine the Liver Yin and the emotions and ...
Old Chinese. Baxter–Sagart (2014) *mə-ɡˤ (r)o. Zodiac monkey, showing the hóu (猴) character for monkey. The monkey ( 猴) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The year of the monkey is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 申 .
Snake (zodiac) The snake ( 蛇) is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳. [1] According to one legend, there is a reason for the order of the animals in the cycle. A race was held to cross a great ...
The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao or Shu Xiang, features 12 animal signs in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon (Loong) according to Chinese zodiac, starting from the 2024 Chinese New Year on Feb. 10 and lasting to 2025 Lunar New Year's Eve on Jan. 28. 2025 is the Year of the Snake.
Horse (zodiac) The Horse ( ⾺) is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. There is a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology. Certain characteristics of the Horse nature are supposed to be typical of or to be associated with either a year of the Horse and its ...
The Rooster ( simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞 / 鷄) is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Earthly Branch symbol 酉 . In the Tibetan zodiac and the Gurung zodiac, the bird is in place of the Rooster.
