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Find your Chinese zodiac animal and element by birth year with personality traits.
The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year repeating cycle in which each year is assigned one of 12 animals, combined with a five-element system (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) to form a 60-year grand cycle.
Animated, active, energetic
| Animal | Element | Traits |
|---|---|---|
| 🐀 Rat | Water | Quick-witted, resourceful, versatile |
| 🐂 Ox | Earth | Diligent, dependable, strong |
| 🐅 Tiger | Wood | Brave, confident, competitive |
| 🐇 Rabbit | Wood | Quiet, elegant, kind |
| 🐉 Dragon | Earth | Confident, ambitious, energetic |
| 🐍 Snake | Fire | Enigmatic, intelligent, wise |
| 🐴 Horse | Fire | Animated, active, energetic |
| 🐐 Goat | Earth | Calm, gentle, sympathetic |
| 🐒 Monkey | Metal | Sharp, smart, curiosity |
| 🐓 Rooster | Metal | Observant, hardworking, courageous |
| 🐕 Dog | Earth | Loyal, honest, kind |
| 🐖 Pig | Water | Compassionate, generous, diligent |
Formula
Animal = (Year − 4) mod 12 → maps to one of 12 animals | Element = (Year − 4) mod 10 → maps to one of 5 elementsYear = Gregorian birth year
mod 12 = Determines which of the 12 animals
mod 10 = Determines which of the 5 elements (in pairs)
Worked Example
Chinese zodiac for 1990
Did you know? The Dragon is the most sought-after zodiac year for births in China — birth rates spike by up to 5% during Dragon years as parents time pregnancies for children born under this auspicious sign (source: Journal of Population Economics).
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