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Year of the Tiger / Zodiac Sign
虎 is the character for tiger in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
Since you already know what a tiger is, here's some trivia: If you look at the Japanese pronunciation, you might remember a movie called “Tora Tora Tora” which was the code word used to initiate the attack on Pearl Harbor. It simply means “Tiger Tiger Tiger.”
In Chinese culture, the tiger is considered to be the king of all animals (in much the way we see the lion in western culture).
From the Chinese Zodiac, if you were born in the year of the tiger, you . . .
Have a strong personality.
Are full of self-confidence.
Love adventure
Don't like to obey others.
See also our Chinese Zodiac or Tiger Calligraphy pages.
The Year of the Fire Tiger
火虎 is Fire Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1866, 1926, 1986, and 2046.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙寅.
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The Year of the Earth Tiger
土虎 is Earth Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1878, 1938, 1998, and 2058.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 戊寅.
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The Year of the Water Tiger
水虎 is Water Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1902, 1962, 2022, and 2082.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬寅.
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The Year of the Wood Tiger
木虎 is Wood Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1914, 1974, 2034, and 2094.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲寅.
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The Year of the Golden/Metal Tiger
金虎 is Golden/Metal Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1890, 1950, 2010, and 2070.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚寅.
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火虎 is the Chinese and Japanese title for “fire tiger.”
If you were born between 9 Feb 1986 and 28 Jan 1987, or between 13 Feb 1926 and 1 Feb 1927, you are a fire tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac.
There are 12 animals and 5 elements in the cycle. Therefore, the fire tiger comes around once every 60 years. The next will be in 2046.
The branch of the zodiac for tiger is written 寅 when dating ancient documents and artwork, but 虎 is the way to write the character for an actual tiger.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your zodiac tiger search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
寅 see styles |
yín yin2 yin tora とら |
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60° (1) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 寅の刻) hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); (3) (obsolete) east-northeast; (4) (obsolete) first month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Fusa |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Tiger | 虎 | tora | hǔ / hu3 / hu | |
Fire Tiger | 火虎 | huǒ hǔ / huo3 hu3 / huo hu / huohu | ||
Earth Tiger | 土虎 | tǔ hǔ / tu3 hu3 / tu hu / tuhu | t`u hu / tuhu / tu hu | |
Water Tiger | 水虎 | shuǐ hǔ / shui3 hu3 / shui hu / shuihu | ||
Wood Tiger | 木虎 | mù hǔ / mu4 hu3 / mu hu / muhu | ||
Golden/Metal Tiger | 金虎 | jīn hǔ / jin1 hu3 / jin hu / jinhu | chin hu / chinhu | |
Fire Tiger | 火虎 | hi tora / hitora | huǒ hǔ / huo3 hu3 / huo hu / huohu |
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