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In the Kyrgyz version of the Chinese zodiac (Kyrgyz: мүчөл, müçöl) the words for the Dragon (Kyrgyz: улуу, uluu), Monkey (Kyrgyz: мечин, meçin) and Tiger (Kyrgyz: барс, bars) are only found in Chinese zodiac names, other animal names include Mouse, Cow, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Chicken, Dog and Wild boar.
Zodiacal ox, showing the Chinese character niú (), meaning "ox" or "bovine creature".The same character is also used in some related languages. Carving of a bovine animal ("ox"), at Mount Hôrai-ji Buddhist Temple, Aichi Prefecture, Japan: a stone monument showing the Earthly Branch symbol chǒu ()
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.
According to one version of this tale, the emperor's advisors selected twelve candidates from among the animal types, including the rat and the cat. The winner was to be selected based upon merit, as to personal appearance, lifestyle, and contributions to the world.
10 February 1975: Wood Tiger 9 February 1986: 28 January 1987: Fire Tiger 28 January 1998: 15 February 1999: Earth Tiger 14 February 2010: 2 February 2011: Metal Tiger 1 February 2022: 21 January 2023: Water Tiger 19 February 2034: 7 February 2035: Wood Tiger 6 February 2046: 25 January 2047: Fire Tiger 24 January 2058: 11 February 2059: Earth ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 May 2024. Sign of Chinese zodiac Dog "Dog" in regular Chinese characters Chinese 狗 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gǒu Wade–Giles kou 3 IPA [kòʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gáu Jyutping gau2 IPA [kɐw˧˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ káu Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014 ...