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Get a Personalized Chinese Zodiac Sign Chop
Chinese chop carvings are an ancient art that combines calligraphy and engraving.
Isn’t it cool to have a traditional Chinese chop carved by an artist from your name or words, and with your chosen Chinese zodiac sign? The chop makes a lovely and special gift to show someone how much you care.
Story of Chinese Zodiac Animals
The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac – or shengxiao as they are known in Mandarin – represent the qualities and attributes of the people born in a certain year. But how did the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar come to typify the years, and how did they achieve their rank from first to twelfth?
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac Animals
Personality Traits and Compatibility
The animals used in Chinese astrology are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and boar (pig). Persons born during their cycle are said to take on their animal traits.
Chinese Zodiac Chart ( month/day/year )
Rat
01/31/1900 – 02/18/1901
02/18/1912 – 02/05/1913
02/05/1924 – 01/24/1925
01/24/1936 – 02/10/1937
02/10/1948 – 01/28/1949
01/28/1960 – 02/14/1961
02/15/1972 – 02/02/1973
02/02/1984 – 02/19/1985
02/19/1996 – 02/06/1997
02/07/2008 – 01/25/2009
Ox
02/19/1901 – 02/07/1902
02/06/1913 – 01/25/1914
01/25/1925 – 02/12/1926
02/11/1937 – 01/30/1938
01/29/1949 – 02/16/1950
02/15/1961 – 02/04/1962
02/03/1973 – 01/22/1974
02/20/1985 – 02/08/1986
02/07/1997 – 01/27/1998
01/26/2009 – 02/13/2010
Tiger
02/08/1902 – 01/28/1903
01/26/1914 – 02/13/1915
02/13/1926 – 02/01/1927
01/31/1938 – 02/18/1939
02/17/1950 – 02/05/1951
02/05/1962 – 01/24/1963
01/23/1974 – 02/10/1975
02/09/1986 – 01/28/1987
01/28/1998 – 02/15/1999
02/14/2010 – 02/02/2011
Rabbit
01/29/1903 – 02/15/1904
02/14/1915 – 02/02/1916
02/02/1927 – 01/22/1928
02/19/1939 – 02/07/1940
02/06/1951 – 01/26/1952
01/25/1963 – 02/12/1964
02/11/1975 – 01/30/1976
01/29/1987 – 02/16/1988
02/16/1999 – 02/04/2000
02/03/2011 – 01/22/2012
Dragon
02/16/1904 – 02/03/1905
02/03/1916 – 01/22/1917
01/23/1928 – 02/09/1929
02/08/1940 – 01/26/1941
01/27/1952 – 02/13/1953
02/13/1964 – 02/01/1965
01/31/1976 – 02/17/1977
02/17/1988 – 02/05/1989
02/05/2000 – 01/23/2001
01/23/2012 – 02/09/2013
Snake
02/04/1905 – 01/24/1906
01/23/1917 – 02/10/1918
02/10/1929 – 01/29/1930
01/27/1941 – 02/14/1942
02/14/1953 – 02/02/1954
02/02/1965 – 01/20/1966
02/18/1977 – 02/06/1978
02/06/1989 – 01/26/1990
01/24/2001 – 02/11/2002
02/10/2013 – 01/30/2014
Horse
01/25/1906 – 02/12/1907
02/11/1918 – 01/31/1919
01/30/1930 – 02/16/1931
02/15/1942 – 02/04/1943
02/03/1954 – 01/23/1955
01/21/1966 – 02/08/1967
02/07/1978 – 01/27/1979
01/27/1990 – 02/14/1991
02/12/2002 – 01/31/2003
01/31/2014 – 02/18/2015
Sheep
02/13/1907 – 02/01/1908
02/01/1919 – 02/19/1920
02/17/1931 – 02/05/1932
02/05/1943 – 01/24/1944
01/24/1955 – 02/11/1956
02/09/1967 – 01/29/1968
01/28/1979 – 02/15/1980
02/15/1991 – 02/03/1992
02/01/2003 – 01/21/2004
02/19/2015 – 02/07/2016
Monkey
02/02/1908 – 01/21/1909
02/20/1920 – 02/07/1921
02/06/1932 – 01/25/1933
01/25/1944 – 02/12/1945
02/12/1956 – 01/30/1957
01/30/1968 – 02/16/1969
02/16/1980 – 02/04/1981
02/04/1992 – 01/22/1993
01/22/2004 – 02/08/2005
02/08/2016 – 01/27/2017
Rooster
01/22/1909 – 02/09/1910
02/08/1921 – 01/27/1922
01/26/1933 – 02/13/1934
02/13/1945 – 02/01/1946
01/31/1957 – 02/17/1958
02/17/1969 – 02/05/1970
02/05/1981 – 01/24/1982
01/23/1993 – 02/09/1994
02/09/2005 – 01/28/2006
01/28/2017 – 02/15/2018
Dog
02/10/1910 – 01/29/1911
01/28/1922 – 02/15/1923
02/14/1934 – 02/03/1935
02/02/1946 – 01/21/1947
02/18/1958 – 02/07/1959
02/06/1970 – 01/26/1971
01/25/1982 – 02/12/1983
02/10/1994 – 01/30/1995
01/29/2006 – 02/17/2007
02/16/2018 – 02/04/2019
Boar
01/30/1911 – 02/17/1912
02/16/1923 – 02/04/1924
02/04/1935 – 01/23/1936
01/22/1947 – 02/09/1948
02/08/1959 – 01/27/1960
01/27/1971 – 02/14/1972
02/13/1983 – 02/01/1984
01/31/1995 – 02/18/1996
02/18/2007 – 02/06/2008
02/05/2019 – 01/24/2020
haha I am a Monkey
and I fit in well with the description – inquisitive, sharp-witted, agile
You got the dates mixed up because the year of the snake was in 2001 and I know that because my sister was born that year and I was born in 1989 but im not a dragon the year of the snake is this year and its not 2014 is it???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the input. The dates we list are correct. Please note that Chinese Zodiac Signs are based on traditional Chinese calendar, not the western calendar. To tell the sign, you have to tell from the actual year, month AND day.
If someone was born between Jan. 24, 2001 and Feb. 11, 2002, or between Feb. 6, 1989 and Jan. 26, 1990, it’s a snake. Since you were born in 1989 and is a snake, your birthday must be later than Feb. 5, 1989. On or before that day of the same year, a dragon.
I was in 26/12/1988 ( this is Chinese Calendar ) , which was 02/02/1989 ( Western Calendar ) . I was told I am a full Dragon based on Chinese Calendar as I was born 5 days to early to be a Snake.
Does this mean I am a Snake based on the Western Calendar ( 02/02/1989 )
If someone who isn’t Chinese descendent ask which animal horoscope are they, does this mean we have to convert their Western birthday to the Chinese calendar to find out their animal ?
If your birthday is 02/02/1989 based on Western Calendar, you are a Dragon. Normally you need to convert the Western birthday to the Chinese calendar to tell the zodiac sign, but our Chinese Zodiac Sign finder converts the Western birthday directly to Chinese Zodiac Sign.
i am a horse i love horses
Glad to know that. 2014 is the Year of the Horse per Chinese calendar
I am confused to whether I an a ox or tiger. I’m born in 1986 which comes up as a tiger, yet I have all the traits of an ox. My birth date is 11.1.86. So which am I?
If Nov. 1, 1986, you are a tiger. If Jan. 11, 1986, you are an ox. Hope it helps.
for april 11th 2003 what would i be?
You are a Sheep
Compatibility between dog and monkey
8 20 1992 what I’m i
You are a monkey
My little sheep is from Tianjin.
Hi, i do not know if it matters to you, but 1988 is the year of the dragon. when you put the date 1-23-1988 it says its a rabbit just a heads up
Thanks for the comment Jordan. Chinese zodiac sign is based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. The Chinese new year day of 1988 falls on 2-17-1988. On or after the Chinese new year day, its a dragon. Before that date, a rabbit. 2-16-1988 is the last day of the Year of the Rabbit. Many websites are wrong by saying the entire year of 1988 is the Year of the Dragon. Hope it helps.