Chinese Calendar Animals Meaning

Originating from China the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries such as Japan South Korea Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand.

Chinese calendar animals meaning. With a round and fat face the Pig is the symbol of wealth felicity honesty and practicality in Chinese zodiac culture. Based on the Chinese horoscope use our free Chinese zodiac calculator or the calendar below to discover what your Chinese zodiac animal is. Another legend says that the animals fought over their place on the calendar.

Chinese zodiac 生肖shēngxiào is based on a twelve year cycle with each year of the lunar calendar in the cycle associated with an animal sign. Dog Element Earth Yang 3rd Trine. Wuxíng refers to the five elements - Jin metal Mu wood Shui water Huo fire and Tu earth.

Therefore it is unsurprising that month animals are called Inner Animals since they represent your inner animal. Identifying this scheme using the. Chinese Calendar Animals Month Animals.

The Chinese zodiac known as Sheng Xiao or Shu Xiang features 12 animal signs in this order. Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig. 1912 1924 1936 1948.

In Chinese culture the 2021 Lunar New Year on February 12 ushers in the Year of the Ox after a particularly challenging Year of the Rat in 2020. Because the moons cycle repeats itself every 12 years there are 12 animals in the Chinese Horoscope - one for each year of the lunar cycle. Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Goat Monkey Rooster Dog and Pig.

The theory of the five elements thinks that the world is composed of these five elements and. Twelve animals represent the Chinese zodiac signs or sheng xiao translating to born resemblance. Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and the boar.