鼠 Mouse 虎 Tiger 兔 Rabbit 蛇 Snake 马 Horse 羊 Sheep/Goat 龙 Dragon 猪 Pig 1912,1924,1936, 1948,1960,1972, 1984,1996,2008 狗 Dog 1913,1925,1937, 1949,1961,1973, 1985,1997,2009 牛 Ox 1914,1926,1938, 1950,1962,1974, 1986,1998, ,1927,1939, 1951,1963,1975, 1987,1999, ,1928,1940, 1952,1964,1976, 1988,2000, ,1929,1941, 1953,1965,1977, 1989,2001, , 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, , 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, , 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, , 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, , 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, , 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 猴 Monkey 鸡 Rooster Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

12 Chinese Zodiacs have symbolic meaning. They are in pairs, with 6 pairs as a cycle, representing complementary personalities. First Pair - Mouse and Ox Second Pair - Tiger and Rabbit Third Pair - Dragon and Snake Forth Pair - Horse and Sheep Fifth Pair - Monkey and Rooster Sixth Pair - Dog and Pig Symbolic Meaning of Twelve Chinese Zodiacs Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Mouse symbolizes wisdom. Ox represents diligence. Complementary Wisdom and diligence must be closely combined together. Wisdom without diligence is just petty trick. People with diligence but no wisdom are only fools. Combined First Pair - Mouse and Ox 鼠 Mouse 牛 Ox Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Complementary Only by firmly binding them together can people be really brave but cautious. Bold people without carefulness are reckless. People with too much carefulness become timid. Second Pair - Tiger and Rabbit 虎 Tiger 兔 Rabbit Tiger stands for bravery. Rabbit symbolizes carefulness. Combined Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Complementary Being too strong is easy to be broken. Absolute softness means losing one's independent opinions. So to integrate strength with softness has been a lesson passed down by Chinese ancestors from generation to generation. Third Pair - Dragon and Snake Dragon symbolizes strength. Snake stands for softness. Combined 蛇 Snake 龙 Dragon Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Complementary If one only cares about achieving his goal on his own but ignores people around him, he will definitely keep getting into troubles and cannot succeed. If one only focuses on associating with others mildly he will lose his way as well as his goal. Thus, persistence must be bound with mildness tightly Forth Pair - Horse and Sheep Horse is a symbol of persistence, the adherence to reaching the goal. Sheep is a symbol of mildness. 马 Horse 羊 Sheep/Goat Combined Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Complementary If you are only flexible but not stable, you cannot gain anything. Flexibility without stability is just like a pond of stagnant water or a piece of iron. Combined Fifth Pair - Monkey and Rooster Monkey stands for flexibility. Roosters crow at fixed time so they represent stability and principle. 猴 Monkey 鸡 Rooster Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software

Complementary One who is too loyal to be amicable will exclude others. One who is too amicable without loyalty will lose his principle. Be amicable to others and be principled to oneself. Gentleman get along with others but are also different and independent. Sixth Pair - Dog and Pig Dog symbolizes loyalty. Pig represents amicableness. Combined 猪 Pig 狗 Dog Created by Edraw – All-in-one Diagramming SoftwareEdraw – All-in-one Diagramming Software