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Chinese Zodiac Naming Wiki
A clean index of all twelve zodiac animals, with quick naming heuristics for favorable and caution radicals.
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Explore all twelve zodiac naming guides
Each card opens a dedicated naming guide with symbolic meaning, auspicious roots, forbidden roots, and a clean jump into the zodiac tester.
鼠
Rat
Birth years: 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
The Rat symbolizes intelligence, adaptability, resourcefulness, and social agility.
牛
Ox
Birth years: 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
The Ox symbolizes steadiness, endurance, discipline, and grounded strength.
虎
Tiger
Birth years: 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022
The Tiger symbolizes courage, authority, charisma, and expansive life force.
兔
Rabbit
Birth years: 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
The Rabbit symbolizes grace, diplomacy, softness, and elegant intelligence.
龙
Dragon
Birth years: 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
The Dragon symbolizes vision, authority, ambition, and mythic momentum.
蛇
Snake
Birth years: 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
The Snake symbolizes strategic intelligence, subtle beauty, intuition, and hidden precision.
马
Horse
Birth years: 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
The Horse symbolizes speed, independence, vitality, and expressive movement.
羊
Goat
Birth years: 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
The Goat symbolizes gentleness, artistry, sensitivity, and cultivated calm.
猴
Monkey
Birth years: 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
The Monkey symbolizes wit, flexibility, invention, and playful intelligence.
鸡
Rooster
Birth years: 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
The Rooster symbolizes precision, visibility, confidence, and refined self-presentation.
狗
Dog
Birth years: 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
The Dog symbolizes loyalty, integrity, protection, and emotional sincerity.
猪
Pig
Birth years: 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
The Pig symbolizes abundance, ease, sincerity, and generous emotional depth.