Chinese zodiac wheel chart: 59 Photos
FAQs
How do you calculate your Chinese zodiac sign?
- Firstly, locate your birth year on the Chinese zodiac calendar. ...
- Once you've located your birth year, match it with the corresponding Chinese zodiac sign. ...
- It's essential to note that the Chinese New Year doesn't always begin on 1st January like the English New Year.
“Dragon years are definitely considered some of the most auspicious,” explains Yu Zhang, a teaching assistant professor of Chinese in the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations.
The Chinese zodiac is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. In order, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 2022 is a year of the Tiger.
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. In traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese zodiac is very important and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture.
The Chinese birth gender chart, an ancient gender prediction method, is a fun way to guess the gender of an unborn child. To use the chart, you need only two pieces of information — the lunar month and the lunar age of the mother when the baby is conceived.