Chinese astrology
Twelve animal signs
Chinese astrology is a system of divination based on a twelve-year cycle, each year associated with an animal: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
A person's birth year determines their animal sign, which supposedly influences personality and destiny.
The system also incorporates five elements and yin-yang principles.
What's your Chinese zodiac sign?
Rodent or informer
- oxCastrated male cattle
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
snake · horse · goat · monkey · rooster · dog · pig · zodiac sign
Tree-derived building material
- fireCombustion with flames
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- metalHard conductive solid
- waterClear essential liquid
five elements · yin · yang · balance · qi · interactions · phases · transformation
Zodiac-based fortune telling
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
- predictionForecast of coming events
birth chart · auspicious · inauspicious · fortune telling · life path · career guidance · timing
Chinese divination classic
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- feng shuiChinese placement philosophy
- geomancyDivination from ground markings
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
Timekeeping by moon phases
- lunisolarInvolving both celestial cycles
- epochDistinct historical period
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
rat
Rodent or informer
dragon · snake · horse · goat · monkey · rooster · dog · pig · zodiac sign · birth year
wood
Tree-derived building material
water · five elements · yin · yang · balance · qi · interactions · phases · transformation · attributes
horoscope
Zodiac-based fortune telling
prediction · birth chart · auspicious · inauspicious · fortune telling · life path · career guidance · timing
I Ching
Chinese divination classic
lunar calendar
Timekeeping by moon phases
- lunisolarInvolving both celestial cycles
- epochDistinct historical period
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
- Chinese divinationI Ching, four pillars, hexagrams, trigrams, oracle bones
- astrologyzodiac, horoscope, horoscopes, birth chart, natal chart
Chinese astrologyastronomy
Science of celestial objects
statistical analysis · astrophysics · scientific method · behavioral science · rationalism
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