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The Korean zodiac includes the Sheep (yang) instead of the Goat (which would be yeomso), although the Chinese source of the loanword yang may refer to any goat-antelope. [ citation needed ] The Japanese zodiac includes the Sheep ( hitsuji ) instead of the Goat (which would be yagi ), and the Wild boar ( inoshishi , i ) instead of the Pig ( buta ...
Zodiac rooster, showing the jī (雞) character for rooster Chinese paper cutting. The Rooster (simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞/鷄) is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 November 2024. Sign of the Chinese zodiac Horse "Horse" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters Traditional Chinese 馬 Simplified Chinese 马 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin mǎ Wade–Giles ma 3 IPA [mà] Hakka Romanization mâ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization ...
Zodiac snake, showing the shé (蛇) character for snake. The snake is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
Zodiac tiger, showing the hǔ (虎) character for tiger. The Tiger is the third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
Zodiac monkey, showing the hóu (猴) character for monkey. The monkey is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
Zodiac rat, showing the shǔ (鼠) character for rat/mouse Stone monument with a carving of a mouse, at Mount Hôrai-ji Buddhist Temple, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, showing the zǐ (子) character designating the first of the twelve Earthly Branches
Zodiac pig, showing the zhū (猪) character for pig Chinese paper cutting. The Pig or sometimes translated as the Boar is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in Chinese zodiac, in relation to the Chinese calendar and system of horology, and paralleling the system of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.