Tiger (zodiac)

"Year of the Tiger" redirects here. For other uses, see Year of the Tiger (disambiguation).

Tiger
"Tiger" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese虎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhǔ
Wade–Gileshu3
IPA[xù]
Hakka
Romanizationfú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationfú
Jyutpingfu2
IPA[fu˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJhó͘
Old Chinese
Baxter (1992)*xaʔ
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*qʰˤraʔ
Zodiac tiger, showing the hǔ (虎) character for tiger

The Tiger (虎) is the third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 寅.

Compatibility

Sign Best Match/ Balance (3rd Trine Group) Average No Match/ Rival-Enemy-Obstacle (Opposite Sign)
Tiger Horse, Dog, Pig Rabbit, Goat, Rooster, Dragon, Rat Ox, Monkey, Snake

Cycle: (Trine Group) Tiger needs Horse, Horse needs Dog, Dog needs Tiger; (Opposite Sign) but his rival opposes the Monkey. Tiger can not get along with Snake.[citation needed]

Years and the Five Elements

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Tiger", while bearing the following elemental sign:[1][2]

Start date End date Heavenly branch
18 February 1806 6 February 1807 Fire Tiger
5 February 1818 25 January 1819 Earth Tiger
25 January 1830 12 February 1831 Metal Tiger
10 February 1842 29 January 1843 Water Tiger
29 January 1854 16 February 1855 Wood Tiger
15 February 1866 4 February 1867 Fire Tiger
2 February 1878 21 January 1879 Earth Tiger
21 January 1890 8 February 1891 Metal Tiger
8 February 1902 28 January 1903 Water Tiger
26 January 1914 13 February 1915 Wood Tiger
13 February 1926 1 February 1927 Fire Tiger
31 January 1938 18 February 1939 Earth Tiger
17 February 1950 5 February 1951 Metal Tiger
5 February 1962 24 January 1963 Water Tiger
23 January 1974 10 February 1975 Wood Tiger
9 February 1986 28 January 1987 Fire Tiger
28 January 1998 15 February 1999 Earth Tiger
14 February 2010 2 February 2011 Metal Tiger
1 February 2022 21 January 2023 Water Tiger
19 February 2034 7 February 2035 Wood Tiger
6 February 2046 25 January 2047 Fire Tiger
24 January 2058 11 February 2059 Earth Tiger
11 February 2070 30 January 2071 Metal Tiger
29 January 2082 16 February 2083 Water Tiger
15 February 2094 04 February 2095 Wood Tiger
4 February 2106 23 January 2107 Fire Tiger
22 January 2118 9 February 2119 Earth Tiger
8 February 2130 28 January 2131 Metal Tiger
27 January 2142 14 February 2143 Water Tiger
12 February 2154 1 February 2155 Wood Tiger
1 February 2166 20 January 2167 Fire Tiger
18 February 2178 6 February 2179 Earth Tiger
5 February 2190 24 January 2191 Metal Tiger

Basic astrology elements

Earthly branches: Yin (寅)
The Five Elements: Wood; for White Tiger, Metal.[3]
Yin/Yang: Yang; for White Tiger, Yin.
Lunar Month: First
Lucky Numbers: 0, 1, 3, 4, 5; avoid: 6, 7, 8
Lucky Flowers: cineraria[4]
Lucky Colors: grey, white, blue, purple, orange, black; Avoid: gold, silver, brown, pink
Season: spring

See also

References

  1. ^ "When is Chinese New Year?". pinyin.info. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Chinese Zodiac – Tiger". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ Schirokauer, Conrad; Brown, Miranda (2005). A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations (3rd ed.). ISBN 0-534-64307-8.
  4. ^ "Lucky by Chris Chun". ChrisChun.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.