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3. Water Snake
4. Wood Snake
5. Fire Snake
6. Earth Snake
7. Fire Snake
8. Viper
9. Cobra
10. Ophiuchus
11. The Five Animals
Snake / Serpent
Year of the Snake / Zodiac Sign
蛇 is the character for snake or serpent in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the snake, you . . .
Are calm.
Are an inspiration to others.
Have a stubborn nature like a mule (you do not like to concede).
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Golden/Metal Snake
The Year of the Gold Snake
金蛇 is Golden/Metal Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1881, 1941, 2001, and 2061.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛巳.
Water Snake
The Year of the Water Snake
水蛇 is Water Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1893, 1953, 2013, and 2073.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸巳.
Wood Snake
The Year of the Wood Snake
木蛇 is Wood Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1905, 1965, 2025, and 2085.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙巳.
Fire Snake
The Year of the Fire Snake
火蛇 is Fire Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1917, 1977, 2037, and 2097.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁巳.
Earth Snake
The Year of the Earth Snake
土蛇 is Earth Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1869, 1929, 1989, and 2049.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己巳.
Fire Snake
火蛇 is the Chinese and Japanese title for “fire snake” or “blazing serpent.”
Viper
Poisonous Snake
毒蛇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for viper.
While 毒蛇 usually means viper, it may be used by some to refer to any poisonous snake or poisonous serpent.
Cobra
眼鏡蛇 is the Chinese and Japanese Kanji for cobra
This title may refer to the spectacled cobra, Indian cobra, or Asian cobra.
Ophiuchus Zodiac Symbol / Sign
蛇夫座 is the Chinese way to write Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer) of western astrology.
Please note this version is only used in Chinese (not Japanese).
The Five Animals
Dragon Snake Tiger Leopard Crane
龍蛇虎豹鶴 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five animals of Shaolin Kung Fu in a comfortable order (meaning that they are in the proper order and will “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蛇 see styles |
yí yi2 i hebi へび |
More info & calligraphy: Snake / Serpent(1) (じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes) snake; (2) serpent; large snake; (surname) Hebi sarpa, a serpent, snake. |
木蛇 see styles |
mù shé mu4 she2 mu she mokuja |
More info & calligraphy: Wood Snake |
毒蛇 see styles |
dú shé du2 she2 tu she dokuja; dokuhebi どくじゃ; どくへび |
More info & calligraphy: Vipervenomous snake; poisonous snake A poisonous snake.; Poisonous snakes, the four elements of the body— earth, water, fire, wind (or air)— which harm a man by their variation, i. e. increase and decrease. Also, gold. |
水蛇 see styles |
shuǐ shé shui3 she2 shui she |
More info & calligraphy: Water Snake |
火蛇 see styles |
huǒ shé huo3 she2 huo she kaja |
More info & calligraphy: Fire Snake |
金蛇 see styles |
kanahebi かなへび |
More info & calligraphy: Golden/Metal Snake |
眼鏡蛇 眼镜蛇 see styles |
yǎn jìng shé yan3 jing4 she2 yen ching she meganehebi めがねへび |
More info & calligraphy: Cobraspectacled cobra; Indian cobra; Asian cobra (Naja naja) |
蛇夫座 see styles |
shé fū zuò she2 fu1 zuo4 she fu tso |
More info & calligraphy: Ophiuchus Zodiac Symbol / Sign |
虵 蛇 see styles |
shé she2 she |
variant of 蛇[she2] See: 蛇 |
上蛇 see styles |
jouja / joja じょうじゃ |
(place-name) Jōja |
人蛇 see styles |
rén shé ren2 she2 jen she |
illegal immigrant |
四蛇 see styles |
sì shé si4 she2 ssu she shida |
idem 四毒蛇. The Fanyimingyi under this heading gives the parable of a man who fled from the two bewildering forms of life and death, and climbed down a rope (of life) 命根, into the well of impermanence 無常, where two mice, night and day, gnawed the rattan rope; on the four sides four snakes 四蛇 sought to poison him, i. e. the 四大 or four elements of his physical nature); below were three dragons 三毒龍 breathing fire and trying to seize him. On looking up he saw that two 象 elephants (darkness and light) had come to the mouth of the well; he was in despair, when a bee flew by and dropped some honey (the five desires 五欲) into his mouth, which he ate and entirely forgot his peril. |
大蛇 see styles |
daija だいじゃ |
big snake; (large) serpent; (personal name) Daija |
定蛇 see styles |
jouja / joja じょうじゃ |
(surname) Jōja |
川蛇 see styles |
kawahebi かわへび |
(rare) (See 田鰻) Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) |
巳蛇 see styles |
sì shé si4 she2 ssu she |
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) |
摩蛇 see styles |
mó shé mo2 she2 mo she maja |
(Skt. maghī) |
権蛇 see styles |
gonjiya ごんじや |
(surname) Gonjiya |
海蛇 see styles |
umihebi; umihebi うみへび; ウミヘビ |
(1) (kana only) sea snake; (2) (kana only) worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel |
游蛇 see styles |
yóu shé you2 she2 yu she yuuda; yuuda / yuda; yuda ゆうだ; ユウダ |
water snake; colubrid; racer (kana only) water snake |
烏蛇 see styles |
karasuhebi; karasuhebi からすへび; カラスヘビ |
(kana only) (See 縞蛇・しまへび) black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake |
玄蛇 see styles |
genjiya げんじや |
(surname) Genjiya |
王蛇 see styles |
ouja / oja おうじゃ |
(See ボア・1) boa (snake) |
白蛇 see styles |
shirohebi; hakuja しろへび; はくじゃ |
(See 青大将) albino Japanese rat snake |
盲蛇 see styles |
mekurahebi; mekurahebi めくらへび; メクラヘビ |
(1) (kana only) blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake; (expression) (2) (abbreviation) (See 盲蛇に怖じず) fools rush in |
神蛇 see styles |
kanjiya かんじや |
sacred snake; (surname) Kanjiya |
立蛇 see styles |
tachija たちじゃ |
(place-name) Tachija |
竜蛇 see styles |
tatsuhebi たつへび |
(surname) Tatsuhebi |
紅蛇 see styles |
benida べにだ |
(surname) Benida |
縞蛇 see styles |
shimahebi; shimahebi しまへび; シマヘビ |
(kana only) Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Snake Serpent | 蛇 | hebi | shé / she2 / she | |
| Golden/Metal Snake | 金蛇 | jīn shé / jin1 she2 / jin she / jinshe | chin she / chinshe | |
| Water Snake | 水蛇 | shuǐ shé / shui3 she2 / shui she / shuishe | ||
| Wood Snake | 木蛇 | mù shé / mu4 she2 / mu she / mushe | ||
| Fire Snake | 火蛇 | huǒ shé / huo3 she2 / huo she / huoshe | ||
| Earth Snake | 土蛇 | tǔ shé / tu3 she2 / tu she / tushe | t`u she / tushe / tu she | |
| Fire Snake | 火蛇 | hi hebi / hihebi | huǒ shé / huo3 she2 / huo she / huoshe | |
| Viper | 毒蛇 | doku hebi / dokuhebi | dú shé / du2 she2 / du she / dushe | tu she / tushe |
| Cobra | 眼鏡蛇 眼镜蛇 | me gane hebi meganehebi | yǎn jìng shé yan3 jing4 she2 yan jing she yanjingshe | yen ching she yenchingshe |
| Ophiuchus Zodiac Symbol Sign | 蛇夫座 | shé fū zuò she2 fu1 zuo4 she fu zuo shefuzuo | she fu tso shefutso |
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| The Five Animals | 龍蛇虎豹鶴 龙蛇虎豹鹤 | ryuu hebi tora hyou tsuru ryuuhebitorahyoutsuru ryu hebi tora hyo tsuru | lóng shé hǔ bào hè long2 she2 hu3 bao4 he4 long she hu bao he longshehubaohe | lung she hu pao ho lungshehupaoho |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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