Rabbit (zodiac)

The Rabbit (卯) is the fourth part of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rabbit is related with the symbol of the Earthly Branch 卯.

Rabbit
"Rabbit" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese	兔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin tù Wade–Giles t'u4 IPA [tʰû] Hakka Romanization thu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization tou IPA [tʰōu] Jyutping tou3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ thò͘ Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *l̥ˤa-s

In the Vietnamese and Gurung zodiac, the cat takes the place of the Rabbit.

Year and the Five Elements

Sexagenary cycle years

People born within these dates can be said to be born in the "Year of the Rabbit", while carrying the following elemental symbol.

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

Chinese Zodiac Sign

Symbol	Best match	Average pair	No match
Rabbit	Rabbit, Pig, Goat and Dog	Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, Ox, Tiger	Rooster or Rat

Basic astrological elements

Earthly branches	tree
The Five Elements	Wood
Yin Yang:	Yin
Lucky Month:	Second
Lucky number:	3, 6, 9; Avoid: 1, 7, 8
Lucky flower:	flower of the new plant lily, fittonia, snapdragon
Lucky color:	black, pink, purple, blue, red; Avoid: brown, yellow, white
Season:	Autumn

Related page

• Cat (zodiac)