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Chinese Horoscope 2023 (Sheng Xiao) 🐀🐂🐅🐇🐲🐍🐎🐑🐒🐓🐕🐖 Chinese Signs of the Zodiac.
The Chinese horoscope is based on a 12 year cycle. Each (初一) Chinese New Year Day (based on the Lunisolar calendar) starts between the last week in January and the third week in February. 2022 is the Chinese year of the Tiger which starts on Chinese lunar New Year Day (12th February 2022) and ends on 31st January 2023. 2022 is a Wood Tiger year. Each Chinese year relates to one of the following twelve animal signs:
2:🐂 Ox or Buffalo (Chou).
3:🐅 Tiger (Yin).
5:🐲 Dragon (Chen).
6:🐍 Snake (Si).
8:🐑 Goat or Sheep (Wei).
9:🐒 Monkey (Shen).
11:🐕 Dog (Xu).
12:🐖 Pig or Boar (Hai).
- ADDucation’s Chinese Horoscope 2023 is compiled by Joe Connor and last updated
Type your Chinese birth year into the Filter box below to find your Chinese horoscope animal along with the personality traits, Chinese horoscope compatibility and relationship matches with other animal signs.
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| Animal | Sign | Chinese Year of Birth | Character Strengths* | Character Weaknesses* | Romantic Best* | Romantic Worst* | Best of Friends* | Opposite Sign* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rat | 🐀 | 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020 | Rat’s are clever, generous, confident, optimistic, loyal, romantic, passionate and diplomatic. | Perfectionist, thrifty, too stingy, jealous, domineering, vain, aggressive, envious and proud. | 🐲 Dragon 🐒 Monkey 🐂 Ox |
🐇 Rabbit 🐑 Goat 🐎 Horse 🐓 Rooster |
🐍 Snake | 🐎 Horse |
| Ox (Cow) | 🐂 | 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021 | Ox’s are hardworking, patient, discreet, consistent, persistent, reliable, realistic and virtuous. | Stubborn, persistent, suspicious, choleric, haughty, closed and vindictive. | 🐀 Rat 🐍 Snake 🐓 Rooster |
🐲 Dragon 🐎 Horse 🐑 Goat 🐕 Dog 🐇 Rabbit |
🐑 Goat | |
| Tiger | 🐅 | 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022 | Tigers are sensitive, emotional, thoughtful, courageous, honest, success-oriented, brave, generous and strong leadership. | Impatient, hesitant, suspicious, domineering, self-centered, irritable and indecisive. | 🐎 Horse 🐕 Dog 🐖 Pig |
🐍 Snake 🐒 Monkey |
🐑 Goat | 🐒 Monkey |
| Rabbit (Hare) | 🐇 | 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023 | Rabbits are ambitious, talented, sociable, patient, kind with a sense for art, domestic, romantic and curious. | Pessimistic, uncertain, traditional, jealous, unpredictable, undisciplined, irascible and vain. | 🐑 Goat 🐕 Dog 🐀 Rat 🐖 Pig |
🐂 Ox 🐲 Dragon 🐓 Rooster 🐎 Horse |
🐓 Rooster | |
| Dragon | 🐲 | 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024 | Dragons are reliable, honest, active, fair, articulate, optimistic, self- confident, persistent and courageous. | Intolerant, impatient, petty, defiant, power-hungry, uncompromising, haughty and proud. | 🐀 Rat 🐒 Monkey 🐓 Rooster |
🐕 Dog 🐂 Ox 🐲 Dragon 🐑 Goat |
🐲 Dragon 🐖 Pig |
🐕 Dog |
| Snake | 🐍 | 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025 | Snakes are tolerant, helpful, witty, strong-minded, welcoming, understanding and responsible. | Selfish, thrifty, jealous, vain, critical, lacking internal harmony, unbalanced and proud. | 🐓 Rooster 🐂 Ox |
🐅 Tiger 🐑 Goat 🐖 Pig |
🐀 Rat 🐎 Horse 🐒 Monkey |
🐖 Pig |
| Horse | 🐎 | 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026 | Horses are open, talented, witty, cheerful, ambitious, optimistic, freedom-loving, active and adventurous. | Impatient, hot-tempered, selfish, sensitive, defiant and opportunistic. | 🐅 Tiger 🐑 Goat 🐕 Dog |
🐀 Rat 🐂 Ox 🐇 Rabbit 🐎 Horse |
🐍 Snake | 🐀 Rat |
| Goat (Sheep) | 🐑 | 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027 | Goats are good-natured, artistic, creative, prudent, peaceful, persistent, loyal, open, gracious and diplomatic. | Moody, selfish, pessimistic, passive, jealous, sensitive, messy and smug. | 🐇 Rabbit 🐎 Horse 🐖 Pig |
🐀 Rat 🐂 Ox 🐕 Dog 🐲 Dragon |
🐅 Tiger | 🐂 Ox |
| Monkey | 🐒 | 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 and 2028 | Monkey’s are smart, flexible, resourceful, curious, relaxed, playful, tackling, generous and willing to compromise. | Arrogant, sometimes snooty, intolerant, proud, selfish, quarrelsome, vain and talkative. | 🐲 Dragon 🐀 Rat |
🐅 Tiger 🐍 Snake 🐖 Pig |
🐍 Snake 🐒 Monkey |
🐅 Tiger |
| Rooster (Cock) | 🐓 | 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 and 2029 | Roosters are thoughtful, talented, hardworking, sensitive, honest, organizing, eloquent, dutiful, loyal. | Eccentric, easily stressed, aggressive, anxious, moody, cocky, proud and are often loners. | 🐍 Snake 🐂 Ox 🐲 Dragon |
🐇 Rabbit 🐓 Rooster 🐕 Dog 🐀 Rat |
🐇 Rabbit | |
| Dog | 🐕 | 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 and 2030 | Dogs are loyal, honest, reliable, discreet, persuasive, selfless, generous, moral, idealistic and creative. | Conservative, nervous, eccentric, stubborn, selfish, critical, cynical and pessimistic. | 🐎 Horse 🐇 Rabbit 🐅 Tiger |
🐂 Ox 🐲 Dragon 🐑 Goat 🐓 Rooster |
🐲 Dragon | |
| Pig (Boar) | 🐖 | 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2031 | Boars are determined, loyal, inquisitive, honest, kind, straightforward, passionate, sociable and active. | Pedantic, naive, distrustful, fussy, helpless, anxious, clumsy, slow and sensitive. | 🐇 Rabbit 🐑 Goat 🐅 Tiger |
🐍 Snake 🐒 Monkey 🐖 Pig |
🐖 Pig | 🐍 Snake |
* Opposite animal signs don’t usually get along BUT if the older yields to the younger the relationship can be successful. Some animal signs don’t have best friends in the Chinese horoscope. Best friends can sometimes be lovers. For detailed relationship compatibility try this Chinese Astrology compatibility calculator.
Legend of the Chinese Zodiac
Like all good stories, there are many variations. One of the most popular stories says the Jade Emperor (Heavenly Grandfather) called a meeting and decreed the years on the calendar would be named after the animals in the order they arrived at the meeting. In other variations the meeting was called by the Yellow Emperor, Buddha or god. The meeting was called a race rather than a meeting in many variations and other animals, including a cat and an elephant, are often mentioned.
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