Chinese Zodiac Calculator
Find your Chinese zodiac animal and element by birth year
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Personality Traits
Strengths
- Hardworking
- Friendly
- Enthusiastic
Weaknesses
- Impatient
- Hot-blooded
- Self-centered
Best Compatibility
Horse Years
All Chinese Zodiac Animals
How to Use
Discover your Chinese zodiac animal and element
Enter birth year
Select your birth year
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See your Chinese zodiac animal
Learn about traits
Read personality traits and compatible signs
Frequently Asked Questions
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each animal rules a year in a 12-year cycle. Your birth year determines your animal sign.
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each element rules for two consecutive years, creating a 60-year cycle. Your element adds characteristics to your animal sign. For example, a Wood Dragon differs from a Metal Dragon.
Compatible groups: Rat/Dragon/Monkey, Ox/Snake/Rooster, Tiger/Horse/Dog, Rabbit/Goat/Pig. Signs 4 years apart often clash (Rat vs Horse, Ox vs Goat, etc.). Dragon is considered the luckiest sign.
Chinese New Year falls between January 21 and February 20, based on the lunar calendar. If born in January/February, check if your birth date was before or after Chinese New Year that year to determine your sign.