Tiger (zodiac)
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The Tiger is one 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.
Chinese zodiac
The Shēngxiào , better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year mathematical cycle...
related to the Chinese calendar
Chinese calendar
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. It is not exclusive to China, but followed by many other Asian cultures as well...
. The Year of the Tiger
Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
is associated with the earthly branch symbol
Earthly Branches
The Earthly Branches provide one Chinese system for reckoning time.This system was built from observations of the orbit of Jupiter. Chinese astronomers divided the celestial circle into 12 sections to follow the orbit of Suìxīng . Astronomers rounded the orbit of Suixing to 12 years...
寅.
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 also bearing the following elemental sign:- 8 February 1902 – 28 January 1903: WaterWater (Wu Xing)Water , is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing.Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and its energy is stillness and conserving...
Tiger - 26 January 1914 – 13 February 1915: Wood Tiger
- 13 February 1926 – 1 February 1927: FireFire (Wu Xing)Fire , is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing.Fire is yang in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is expansive...
Tiger - 31 January 1938 – 18 February 1939: EarthEarth (Wu Xing)Earth , is the changing point of the matter. Earth is the third one of Wu Xing.Earth is a balance of both yin and yang, the feminine and masculine together. Its motion is inward and centering, and its energy is stabilizing and conserving. It is associated with the color yellow and the planet...
Tiger - 17 February 1950 – 5 February 1951: Metal Tiger
- 5 February 1962 – 24 January 1963: WaterWater (Wu Xing)Water , is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing.Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and its energy is stillness and conserving...
Tiger - 23 January 1974 – 10 February 1975: Wood Tiger
- 9 February 1986 – 28 January 1987: FireFire (Wu Xing)Fire , is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosperity stage. Fire is the second phase of Wu Xing.Fire is yang in character. Its motion is upward and its energy is expansive...
Tiger - 28 January 1998 – 15 February 1999: EarthEarth (Wu Xing)Earth , is the changing point of the matter. Earth is the third one of Wu Xing.Earth is a balance of both yin and yang, the feminine and masculine together. Its motion is inward and centering, and its energy is stabilizing and conserving. It is associated with the color yellow and the planet...
Tiger - 15 February 2010 – 2 February 2011: Metal Tiger
- 1 February 2022 - 21 January 2023: WaterWater (Wu Xing)Water , is the low point of the matter, or the matter's dying or hiding stage. Water is the fifth stage of Wu Xing.Water is the most yin in character of the Five elements. Its motion is downward and inward and its energy is stillness and conserving...
Tiger - 19 February 2034 – 7 February 2035: Wood Tiger
Traditional Tiger attributes and associations
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Zodiac Location | 3rd |
| Ruling hours | 3am-5am |
| Direction | East-Northeast |
| Motto | "I Win" |
| Season and month | Winter, February |
| Fixed element | Wood |
| Stem | Positive |
| Solar Month Fades | February 6 – March 5 |
| Gemstone | Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide , when it is a color other than red or dark pink; in which case the gem would instead be called a ruby, considered to be a different gemstone. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium can give... |
| Colors | Green/blue |
| Roughly equivalent western sign | Aquarius |
| Polarity | Yang Yin and yang In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang , which is often referred to in the West as "yin and yang", is used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Opposites thus only... |
| Food | Bread, poultry |
| Countries |  Russia,  Kingdom of Romania,  Spain,  Turkey,  Uruguay,  North Korea |