Chinese Zodiac: Find Your Animal Sign by Birth Year
The Chinese zodiac assigns every birth year an animal sign, an element, and a Yin/Yang polarity. Enter your birth year and this tool instantly shows your animal, its personality traits, lucky details, and the signs you match best with.
The cycle runs through 12 animals — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig — layered with five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and the Yin/Yang polarity. It is a fun lookup for the curious, for couples checking compatibility, for culture fans, and as a party conversation starter.
How to Use the Chinese Zodiac
Enter your birth year
Type any year from 1900 to 2100 into the birth-year box, then click Find or press Enter.
Read your profile
See your animal sign, yearly element, Yin/Yang polarity, fixed element, strengths and weaknesses, lucky numbers, colors and direction, plus your best and good matches.
Explore all 12 animals
Browse the grid of all twelve signs below. Click any animal card to expand its years, traits, best matches, and conflicting signs. The current year's animal is marked with a badge.
Check compatibility
In the Zodiac Compatibility section, pick two signs and click Check Compatibility to see an overall score with separate Love, Friendship, and Work ratings.
Features
Birth Year Lookup
Enter any year from 1900 to 2100 to find the matching zodiac animal, its yearly element, and Yin/Yang polarity.
Five Elements
Each result shows its element — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water — on a colored badge, alongside the animal's fixed element.
Yin / Yang Polarity
Every sign is marked Yin or Yang, adding the receptive-versus-active dimension to the personality reading.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Personality traits are shown as easy-to-scan tags, split into the sign's strengths and its weaknesses.
Lucky Numbers, Colors & Direction
Each animal lists its traditional lucky numbers, lucky colors, and lucky direction in a tidy grid.
Best & Good Matches
See which signs are a best match and which are a good match for your animal, each shown with its icon.
Compatibility Checker
Pick any two signs for an overall score from 30% to 95%, plus animated Love, Friendship, and Work bars.
All 12 Animals Grid
Every sign sits in an element-colored card you can click to reveal its years, traits, matches, and conflicts.
Current Year Highlight
This year's animal is automatically marked in the grid with a badge so you can spot it at a glance.
Works Offline, Stays Private
All calculations happen in your browser, so the tool runs without uploading anything anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find my Chinese zodiac sign?
Enter your birth year in the input box and press Find or Enter. The tool maps the year to one of the twelve animals using the formula (year − 4) mod 12 and shows your full profile instantly.
Is the Chinese zodiac based on the year or the month of birth?
Your animal sign comes from the birth year, not the month. Unlike the Western zodiac, which changes with your birth date, the Chinese zodiac stays the same animal for everyone born in the same zodiac year.
What if I was born in January or February?
Traditionally the zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year (late January to mid-February), but this tool uses the solar calendar year for simplicity. If you were born early in the year, check both your birth year and the year before to find your accurate sign.
What are the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in order?
The cycle runs Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, then repeats every twelve years. You can browse all twelve in the grid and click each one for details.
What is the difference between the yearly element and the fixed element?
Each animal has a fixed element tied to the sign itself, which never changes. The yearly element rotates through Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water across the cycle, so two people of the same animal born in different years can carry different yearly elements.
How is compatibility scored?
Scores follow traditional zodiac relationships: Excellent (95%) for harmonious matches, Great (85%) for strong pairings, Good (70%) for the same sign, Neutral (60%) for no special tie, and Challenging (30%) for opposing signs. Each pairing also gets separate Love, Friendship, and Work ratings.
What does Yin and Yang mean in the zodiac?
Each sign carries a polarity: Yang signs lean toward active, outgoing energy, while Yin signs lean toward receptive, introspective energy. It adds one more layer to your zodiac personality profile.
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