Character Under Each Sign 1-6

Character of Persons under Each Sign



RAT 

Though in people's eyes, the rat is not adorable, and even some Chinese sayings that related to it have almost derogatory meanings, it ranged as the head of the Chinese zodiac. It was recognized as an animal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.

              People under the rat sign are usually smart and willing to accumulate wealth and to make efforts to be successful. Throughout their lives, there will be many other people who can bring great fortune to them. Thus despite timidity, most of them are happy and harmonious with others.

Compatibility - Best match: dragon, monkey, ox

Avoid: sheep, horse, rabbit, rooster

OX

      

       Ranked as the second zodiac, the ox has a large volume. In the life, people often used the ox to indicate something big or large in number. The ox is sedulous, simple, honest, and straightforward. Fractious people are said to have an 'oxen temper'.

        People born in this year are probably honest, laborious, patient, obstinate, and poor at communication. Leaders in their career may not discover their abilities. In their old age, they would be bestowed with happiness. Women are usually good wives who pay attention to children's education, but are likely to believe others' cajolery, so should be cautious.

Compatibility - Best match: rat, snake, rooster
Avoid: dragon, horse, sheep, dog, rabbit

TIGER

      Tigers, considered to be brave, cruel, forceful and terrifying, are the symbol of power and lordliness. In ancient times, people usually compared emperors or grandees with the tiger. Court officials often said that 'accompanying the emperor is just like being at the side of a tiger'. There are also many legends on hunting tigers dealing with struggling against evil might.

          People born in the year of the tiger are tolerant, staunch, valiant, and respected. In their middle age, their fate may be uneven, but afterwards will enjoy a bright prospect. Their shortcoming is to project themselves before others. But most women under the tiger sign are intelligent, faithful and virtuous.

Compatibility - Best match: horse, dog
Avoid: snake, monkey



RABBIT

The rabbit has represented hope of the Chinese people for a long time. It is tender and lovely. The moon goddess in Chinese legend had a rabbit as her pet, which stimulated the thought that only the rabbit was amiable enough to match her noble beauty. The Chinese character 'Tu' (rabbit) is part of 'Yi' (escape or leisure) indicating speed and distance. The Han people have a custom that a pregnant woman is not allowed to eat rabbit meat for fear that the child will be born with a harelip. The newborn is given paintings of children and rabbits representing that the child will have a peaceful and happy life.

         People born under the sign of the rabbit are gentle, sensitive, modest, and merciful and have strong memory. They like to communicate with others in a humorous manner. They cannot bear dull life, so they are good at creating romantic or interesting spice. But they lack meditative abilities and often sink money into ideas that may cause failures in their career.

Compatibility - Best match: sheep, dog, pig
Avoid: rat, ox, dragon, rooster, horse




DRAGON

     The dragon enjoys a very high reputation in Chinese culture. It is the token of authority, dignity, honor, success, luck, and capacity. In ancient China, a dragon was thought to speed across the sky with divine power. Emperors entitled themselves exclusively as 'dragon'; their thrones were called 'dragon thrones', their clothes 'dragon gowns'.

        People under the sign of the dragon are lively, energetic and fortunate. They often can be leaders and try to go for perfection. When they meet with difficulties, they are not discouraged. But they are a little arrogant, and impatient, and women are over- confident. If they overcome these defects, they can have a brighter future.

Compatibility - Best match: rat, monkey, rooster
Avoid: dog, ox, dragon, rabbit



SNAKE

        In the Chinese zodiac, snake is listed after the dragon, but its place and the significance as the symbol of worship is far behind the dragon's. The snake carries the meanings of malevolence, cattiness and mystery, as well as acumen, divination and the ability to distinguish herbs. In some places, people believe that a snake found in their court can bring delight. In Spring Festival, people like to paste onto their doors and windows the paper-cut 'Fu' character (happiness), combined with the snake twisting around a rabbit as a popular pattern indicating wealth.

          People born in the year of the snake often have a good temper, a skill of communicating, and a gracious morality, but they are likely to be jealous and suspicious. They should be cautious about discussion with others, as that might cause them to lose friendship and opportunities. Women under the sign of the snake do well in housework but are irritable. They might gradually enjoy happiness in their old age.

Compatibility - Best match: ox, rooster

Avoid: tiger, monkey, pig

Chinese Zodiac Animals

Chinese Zodiac Animals

          The Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for dating the years. They represent a cyclical concept of time, rather than the Western linear concept of time. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar. In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February. The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year. Many Chinese calendars will print both the solar dates and the Chinese lunar dates.

          Animals represent each year in the cycle with certain characteristics. These are the signs or symbols chosen by the Chinese for the given years. The word “zodiac” comes from the Latin “zodiacus”, which originally comes from the Greek “zoidiakos kuklos”, meaning “circle of animals”. This uses the root word “zoo” which is now used in English to mean animal park (zoo being short for zoological park) and also used in the word “zoology” meaning the study of animals.

                 In the United States, the years are dated from the birth of Jesus Christ, for example, 1977 means 1,977 years after the birth of Christ. This represents a linear perception of time, with time proceeding in a straight line from the past to the present and the future. In traditional China, dating methods were cyclical, cyclical meaning something that is repeated time after time according to a pattern. A popular folk method which reflected this cyclical method of recording years are the Twelve Animal Signs. Every year is assigned an animal name or "sign" according to a repeating cycle: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. Therefore, every twelve years the same animal name or "sign" would reappear.

 

 

       A cultural sidelight of the animal signs in Chinese folklore is that horoscopes have developed around the animal signs, much like monthly horoscopes in the West have been developed for the different moon signs, Pisces, Aries, etc. For example, a Chinese horoscope may predict that a person born in the Year of the Horse would be, "cheerful, popular, and loves to compliment others". These horoscopes are amusing, but not regarded seriously by the Chinese people.

          The animal signs also serve a useful social function for finding out people’s ages. Instead of asking directly how old a person is, people often ask what is his or her animal sign. This would place that person’s age within a cycle of 12 years, and with a bit of common sense, we can deduce the exact age. More often, though, people ask for animal signs not to compute a person’s exact numerical age, but to simply know who is older among friends and acquaintances.

Legend

According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according to their finish.

All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox's back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.

 

Zodiac Chart:

The rotating cycle of twelve animal signs was a folk method for naming the years in traditional China. The animal signs for one another in an established order, and are repeated every twelve years. 1976 was the Year of the Dragon, and 1977 was the year of the Snake.

Animals fun Facts

New update animals fun fact

A rhinoceros' horn is made of the same stuff found in our hair and fingernails which is called keratin.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

Did you know moths are not really attracted to light? Moths fly towards the blackest point which is behind the light.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. That makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. That is like a person jumping the length of a football field!

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Mosquitoes do not bite. They stab. A mosquito has no jaws, so when attacking a victim, it pierces it with its long proboscis and sucks the blood up through it's nasal tube.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. (thank goodness!)

Starfishes haven't got brains.

Some breeds of vultures can fly at altitudes as high as 36,900 feet.

Ostriches live about 75 years and can reproduce for 50 years.

The fastest person can swim at 6 miles per hour. The fastest mammal - the dolphin - can swim up to 35 miles per hour.

Did you know that fish talk to each other? Some of them communicate by making noises in their throats by rasping their teeth, and others use their swim bladders to make sounds.

How do reindeers survive in the extreme cold? Most animals don't eat moss. It's hard to digest, and it has little nutritional value. But reindeer fill up with lots of moss. Why? The moss contains a special chemical that helps reindeer keep their body fluids warm. When the reindeer make their yearly journey across the icy Arctic region, the chemical keeps them from freezing-just like antifreeze keeps a car from freezing up in the cold winter. WoW!!!

Animals Fun Facts

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The grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse!

The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest.

A jellyfish is 95 percent water!

At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left-handed... or is that paw-handed?

A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out and move its tongue and cannot chew.

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Ants don't sleep.

                                                                    

The elephant is the largest animal on land. But it is much smaller than the blue whale.

The typical laboratory mouse runs 2.5 miles per night on its treadmill.

The mouse is the most common mammal in the US.