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The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖), better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, which, combined with the 5 Chinese elements (fire, water, earth, wood, metal), creates a 60-year cycle. Many other east Asian nations have adopted the Chinese Zodiac as well, sometimes with slight changes.
The twelve zodiacs
- Zi (子): The Rat.
- Chou (丑): The Ox.
- Other version: Water buffalo (Vietnam).
- Yin (寅): The Tiger.
- Other version: Leopard (Kazakhstan)
- Mao (卯): The Rabbit.
- Other version: Cat (Vietnam).
- Chen (辰): The Dragon.
- Other version: Snail (Kazakhstan)
- Si (巳): The Snake.
- Wu (午): The Horse.
- Wei (未): The Goat.
- Shen (申): The Monkey.
- You (酉): The Rooster.
- Xu (戌): The Dog.
- Hai (亥): The Pig.
List of Chinese zodiac years
- year of the rat
- year of the ox
- year of the tiger
- year of the rabbit
- year of the dragon
- year of the snake
- year of the horse
- year of the goat
- year of the monkey
- year of the rooster
- year of the dog
- year of the pig
See also
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