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Rat: smart, quick-witted, intelligent, sociable, full of charisma and charm; devious, secretive, greedy, acquisitive. Loves Dragons and Monkeys, hates Horses. Hour: 23:00-00:59. Year: 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 |
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Ox: industrious, long-suffering, honest, sincere, reliable, hard-working; stubborn, sulky, narrow-minded, impatient. Loves Snakes and Roosters, hates Goats. Hour: 1:00-2:59. Year: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997. |
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Tiger: courageous, enthusiastic, bold, dynamic, optimistic, lucky, keeps promises; impulsive, vain, disobedient, hot-headed. Loves Horses and Dogs, hates Monkeys. Hour: 3:00-4:59. Year: 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998. |
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Rabbit or Cat: quiet, wise, docile, astute, thoughtful, refined, conservative; sunning, possessive, fussy, obsessive, snobbish. Loves Goats and Pigs, hates Roosters. Hour: 5:00-6:59. Year: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 |
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Dragon: original, energetic, resourceful, brave, direct, enthusiastic, adaptable, creative; arrogant, tactless, critical, quick-tempered, unpredictable. Loves Rats and Monkeys, hates Dogs. Hour: 7:00-8:59. Year: 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000. |
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Snake: shrewd, subtle, discreet, insightful, compassionate; proud, manipulative, indolent, malicious, possessive, cold. Loves Roosters and Oxen, hates Pigs. Hour: 9:00-10:59. Year: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001. |
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Horse: vivacious, hardworking, popular, independent, friendly, sociable, enthusiastic, enduring; selfish, vain, restless, reckless. Loves Tigers and Dogs, hates Rats. Hour: 11:00-12:59. Year: 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 |
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Goat or Sheep: artistic, cultured, gentle, intelligent, sensitive; fussy, self-centered, dependent, insecure, indulgent. Loves Rabbits and Pigs, hates Oxen and Dogs. Hour: 13:00-14:59. Year: 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 |
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Monkey: energetic, versatile, resourceful, clever, persuasive, funny; sly, superficial, lying, impudent, sneaky. Loves Dragons and Rats, hates Tigers. Hour: 15:00-16:59. Year: 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 |
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Rooster: colorful, flamboyant, resilient, courageous, passionate, protective, punctual, industrious; conceited, rude, boasting, aggressive, bossy. Loves Oxen and Snakes, hates Rabbits. Hour: 17:00-18:59. Year: 1909, 1921, 2933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005. |
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Dog: caring, unselfish, devoted, persevering, resourceful, honest, deep; anxious, pessimistic, nervous, cynical, withdrawn. Loves Tigers and Horses, hates Dragons and Goats. Hour: 19:00-20:59. Year: 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006. |
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Pig or Boar: cheerful, sincere, home loving, esthetic, diligent, obliging, unpretentious; materialistic, superficial, naive, lazy, stubborn, greedy. Loves Rabbits and Sheep, hates Snakes. Hour: 21:00-22:59. Year: 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007. |
The Five Elements The Elements or Transformative Processes that modify the animal signs repeat every five years. They add qualities that reinforce or alter the year-animal's characteristics. |
METAL Makes things solid and clear. It gives form. Metal will make something more dependable or, conversely, exaggerate its fixed or conservative qualities. |
WATER Makes things flow, dissolving fixities. It makes a stubborn sign adaptable, but may make an adaptable sign overly diffuse. |
WOOD Marks beginnings. It makes things open, firm, and able to carry a load. Wood will fix a mercurial quality but may intensify the tendency to materialism. |
FIRE Makes things adventurous and charismatic. It displays essential qualities but may exhaust resources and intensify impulsiveness. |
EARTH Stabilizes and realizes things. It gives a methodical, reliable, and compassionate quality but can become very dull and plodding. |