Core nature
Generous, Sincere, Easygoing. These are the qualities most often associated with the Pig sign.
Chinese zodiac Pig guide
Pig Chinese Zodiac: Years, Personality & Compatibility
Find exact Pig years, understand classic Pig personality traits, compare compatible signs, and see how Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, or Water changes the profile.
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Are you a Pig?
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Zodiac order
12 of 12
twelfth
Earthly Branch
亥
HÀI
Fixed nature
Yin Water
traditional sign association
Zodiac hours
9–11 p.m.
traditional two-hour period
Pig sign at a glance
What the Pig means in the Chinese zodiac
The Pig represents sincerity, generosity, and an openhearted enjoyment of life's good things.
How it acts
They usually speak warmly and avoid needless conflict. Naming a problem early prevents disappointment from building quietly.
What helps it grow
Keep the open heart and add clear limits. Saying no can protect the relationships that deserve a real yes.
Pig Chinese zodiac years
Which years are the Year of the Pig?
A Pig year begins at Chinese New Year, not January 1. Use the exact date range if you were born in January or February.
| Lunar year | Exact date range | Pig element type |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Feb 16, 1923 – Feb 4, 1924 | Water Pig |
| 1935 | Feb 4, 1935 – Jan 23, 1936 | Wood Pig |
| 1947 | Jan 22, 1947 – Feb 9, 1948 | Fire Pig |
| 1959 | Feb 8, 1959 – Jan 27, 1960 | Earth Pig |
| 1971 | Jan 27, 1971 – Feb 14, 1972 | Metal Pig |
| 1983 | Feb 13, 1983 – Feb 1, 1984 | Water Pig |
| 1995 | Jan 31, 1995 – Feb 18, 1996 | Wood Pig |
| 2007 | Feb 18, 2007 – Feb 6, 2008 | Fire Pig |
| 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 – Jan 24, 2020 | Earth Pig |
| 2031 | Jan 23, 2031 – Feb 10, 2032 | Metal Pig |
How the sign is calculated
Do not identify a Pig year by January 1
The familiar animal sign follows the lunar-year boundary. Birth dates near the start of the calendar year need an exact check.
Start with the birth date
The calendar year alone can give the wrong animal for a January or early-February birthday.
Check Chinese New Year
The animal sign changes on Chinese New Year. The date moves each year.
Keep BaZi separate
A BaZi Year Pillar uses Li Chun. For a few days, it can differ from the familiar zodiac animal.
Five types of Pig
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water Pig
The animal repeats every 12 years, but the same animal-element pairing returns every 60 years. Each element changes how classic Pig traits tend to appear.
01
Wood Pig
1935 · 1995
Wood strengthens the Pig's generosity, sociability, and interest in shared growth. Wood Pigs often bring people together and create opportunities through sincere goodwill.
- At work
- They suit hospitality, education, partnerships, nonprofit work, and community building. They are patient collaborators who want success to be shared.
- In relationships
- They are warm, trusting, and ready to support the people they love. Giving too easily can attract relationships that take more than they return.
- Useful focus
- Choose where generosity can truly grow. A clear limit protects resources for the people and projects that value them.
02
Fire Pig
1947 · 2007
Fire makes the open-hearted Pig more enthusiastic, expressive, and eager to enjoy life fully. Fire Pigs bring warmth to a room and act generously when excitement is high.
- At work
- They thrive in events, hospitality, sales, entertainment, food, and people-facing business. Their optimism helps others engage and take part.
- In relationships
- They are affectionate, spontaneous, and easy to read. Strong appetite for experience can lead to promises, spending, or emotions that exceed the available energy.
- Useful focus
- Enjoy the moment without borrowing too much from tomorrow. A simple limit around time, money, and commitments keeps enthusiasm sustainable.
03
Earth Pig
1959 · 2019
Earth gives the Pig's generous nature more practicality, patience, and stability. Earth Pigs enjoy comfort, but they also work steadily to create it for the people around them.
- At work
- They suit food, property, operations, care services, finance, and family business. They are dependable when a result requires consistent attention rather than display.
- In relationships
- They offer warmth, loyalty, and a strong sense of home. Avoiding disruption can keep an unfair arrangement in place longer than it deserves.
- Useful focus
- Comfort should restore energy, not prevent a necessary decision. Address the practical issue before patience becomes passive acceptance.
04
Metal Pig
1971 · 2031
Metal gives the Pig stronger resolve, resilience, and standards. Metal Pigs remain sincere and generous, but they are less willing to tolerate vague promises or repeated disrespect.
- At work
- They fit quality business, finance, law, skilled production, and leadership built on trust. They work hard and expect agreements to mean something.
- In relationships
- They commit wholeheartedly and protect the people they love. Once hurt, a firm judgment can close the door before a sincere repair has been considered.
- Useful focus
- Keep the standard and allow room for context. Clear boundaries are strongest when they distinguish a pattern from a single mistake.
05
Water Pig
1923 · 1983
Water deepens the Pig's empathy, openness, and ability to adapt. Water Pigs understand different people easily and often create connection without demanding attention.
- At work
- They suit care, counseling, communication, travel, research, and relationship-based business. They earn trust by listening without rushing to judge.
- In relationships
- They are emotionally generous and accepting. Other people's needs can fill the available space unless they make their own limits visible.
- Useful focus
- Compassion works better with direction. Decide what you can genuinely offer, then say no to what would make that promise impossible to keep.
Pig Chinese zodiac personality
Pig personality and traits
People born in a Pig year often approach others with openness and goodwill. They value comfort, good company, and meaningful work more than constant competition. Clear boundaries help their generosity remain sustainable.
Common strengths
- Generous
- Sincere
- Easygoing
Growth points
- Keep the open heart and add clear limits. Saying no can protect the relationships that deserve a real yes.
- They usually speak warmly and avoid needless conflict. Naming a problem early prevents disappointment from building quietly.
Thinking and decisions
People born in a Pig year often approach others with openness and goodwill. They value comfort, good company, and meaningful work more than constant competition. Clear boundaries help their generosity remain sustainable.
Communication style
They usually speak warmly and avoid needless conflict. Naming a problem early prevents disappointment from building quietly.
Work style
They suit hospitality, food, care, nonprofit work, finance, craft, and teams built on trust.
Close relationships
They are affectionate and generous. They need sincerity and should not confuse endless giving with closeness.
Pig Chinese zodiac compatibility
Which signs are most compatible with the Pig?
Traditional compatibility looks at how two animal signs support or challenge each other. It is a useful starting point, not a complete relationship reading.
Six Harmony match
Tiger
The Tiger represents courage, initiative, and the drive to protect what matters.
Three Harmony match
Rabbit
The Rabbit represents sensitivity, tact, and the ability to move through life with care.
Three Harmony match
Goat / Sheep
The Goat represents empathy, imagination, and the quiet skill of creating harmony.
The Pig's opposite sign: Snake
Pig and Snake sit opposite each other in the 12-sign cycle. They may differ in pace, priorities, or communication. Clear expectations can turn that tension into balance.
Pig traits in daily life
How Pig qualities may show up
01
Work and direction
They suit hospitality, food, care, nonprofit work, finance, craft, and teams built on trust.
02
Love and trust
They are affectionate and generous. They need sincerity and should not confuse endless giving with closeness.
03
Conversation and conflict
They usually speak warmly and avoid needless conflict. Naming a problem early prevents disappointment from building quietly.
04
Personal growth
Keep the open heart and add clear limits. Saying no can protect the relationships that deserve a real yes.
Meaning in Chinese culture
Pig symbolism and tradition
The Pig is linked with abundance, contentment, honesty, and the comfort that follows a completed cycle.
Place in the cycle
The Pig is the twelfth animal in the 12-sign zodiac cycle.
Traditional associations
Generous, Sincere, Easygoing are the qualities most commonly linked with this sign.
Lucky associations
Traditional lists connect the Pig with yellow, gray, brown, gold and the numbers 2, 5, 8.
The Great Race
How the Pig joined the zodiac
The Pig stopped to eat during the Great Race and then fell asleep. It woke, continued, and arrived last.
Its twelfth place is not treated as failure. The Pig completes the cycle and represents the ability to enjoy life without losing the way entirely.
Go beyond the animal sign
Your Pig sign is one part of the picture
BaZi also uses your birth month, day, hour, and location. A full chart shows your Four Pillars, Day Master, and complete Five Elements pattern.
See how BaZi differs from the Chinese zodiacPig Chinese zodiac questions
What years are Pig Chinese zodiac years?+
Pig years repeat every 12 years. The table above gives the exact Chinese New Year date range for each recent Pig year.
What is the Pig Chinese zodiac personality?+
People born in a Pig year often approach others with openness and goodwill. They value comfort, good company, and meaningful work more than constant competition. Clear boundaries help their generosity remain sustainable.
What does Wood Pig mean?+
Wood Pig combines the Pig's generous, sincere, easygoing nature with wood adds growth, curiosity, cooperation, and a desire to develop ideas over time.
Which signs are compatible with the Pig?+
Traditional matches for the Pig include Tiger, Rabbit, Goat. Snake is the opposite sign.
Is Pig the same as a Chinese horoscope sign?+
Yes. In everyday English, “Chinese horoscope sign” often means the 12-animal Chinese zodiac sign based on your birth year.
Can the Pig sign differ from a BaZi Year Pillar?+
Yes. The animal sign changes at Chinese New Year, while the BaZi Year Pillar changes at Li Chun. Dates between those boundaries can produce different results.