Year of the Tiger
Traditionally associated with courage, force, and protection.
- Earthly Branch
- 寅 · yín
- Sequence position
- 3 of 12
- Traditional association
- The Tiger carries a protective as well as a bold register in Chinese visual culture. Short personality lists capture only one use of the symbol.
Cycle years
- 1926
- 1938
- 1950
- 1962
- 1974
- 1986
- 1998
- 2010
- 2022
- 2034
These labels name the lunisolar year that begins during the listed Gregorian year. January and early-February births may belong to the preceding animal.
What this does—and does not—tell you
The annual animal is one calendar layer. A fuller Chinese astrology reading may also consider the Heavenly Stem and element, month, day, and hour. A year animal alone cannot determine a personality or predict an outcome.
All twelve animal years
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