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Sign of the Chinese zodiac
The
rabbit
(
?
) is the fourth in the twelve-year
periodic sequence
(cycle) of animals that appear in the
Chinese zodiac
related to the
Chinese calendar
. The
Year of the Rabbit
is associated with the
Earthly Branch
symbol
卯
.
[1]
the element Wood in
Wuxing
theory and within
Traditional Chinese medicine
the
Liver Yin
and the emotions and virtues of kindness and
hope
.
[1]
[2]
In the
Vietnamese zodiac
and the
Gurung
zodiac
, the
cat
takes the place of the
rabbit
.
[3]
In the
Malay
zodiac
, the
mousedeer
takes the place of the rabbit.
[4]
Years and elements
[
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]
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rabbit", while also bearing the following
elemental
sign:
[5]
[6]
Start date
|
End date
|
Heavenly branch
|
29 January 1903
|
15 February 1904
|
Water
Rabbit
|
14 February 1915
|
3 February 1916
|
Wood
Rabbit
|
2 February 1927
|
22 January 1928
|
Fire
Rabbit
|
19 February 1939
|
7 February 1940
|
Earth
Rabbit
|
6 February 1951
|
26 January 1952
|
Metal
Rabbit
|
25 January 1963
|
12 February 1964
|
Water
Rabbit
|
11 February 1975
|
30 January 1976
|
Wood
Rabbit
|
29 January 1987
|
16 February 1988
|
Fire
Rabbit
|
16 February 1999
|
4 February 2000
|
Earth
Rabbit
|
3 February 2011
|
22 January 2012
|
Metal
Rabbit
|
22 January 2023
|
9 February 2024
|
Water
Rabbit
|
8 February 2035
|
27 January 2036
|
Wood
Rabbit
|
26 January 2047
|
13 February 2048
|
Fire
Rabbit
|
11 February 2059
|
1 February 2060
|
Earth
Rabbit
|
31 January 2071
|
18 February 2072
|
Metal
Rabbit
|
17 February 2083
|
5 February 2084
|
Water
Rabbit
|
5 February 2095
|
24 January 2096
|
Wood
Rabbit
|
Basic astrological associations
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]
Earthly branch:
|
Tree
|
Element:
|
Wood
|
Yin Yang:
|
Yin
|
Lunar month:
|
Second
|
Lucky numbers:
|
3, 6, 9
|
Lucky flowers:
|
Plantago
,
lily
,
nerve plant
,
snapdragon
|
Lucky colors:
|
Black, pink, purple, blue, grey, red; Avoid: brown, yellow, white
|
Season:
|
Spring
|
See also
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References
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External links
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Chinese Zodiac members
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Other Zodiac members
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Japanese
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Filipino
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Vietnamese
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Cham
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Malay
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Khmer
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Thai
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Tai Lue
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Gurung
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Bulgar
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Tibetan
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Old Mongol
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Kazakh and Kyrgyz
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Turkic peoples
(
Volga Bulgars
,
Kazars
, etc.)
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Persian
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