The Twelve Zodiac Signs of BaZi (生肖)
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig — the twelve Earthly Branches and the animals they carry. Your zodiac sign is simply the branch of your Year Pillar. Each has its own page here, built on real charts cast by the same deterministic engine that builds yours.
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Read The Twelve Earthly Branches first — how branches carry animals, seasons and hidden occupants.
- Rat (鼠, Zi 子) 子
Zi is the deep-winter branch — the Rat's hour, 23:00–01:00, and the still point between days. Pure, quiet and concentrated, it holds only Gui water; in a chart it is the pool where everything settles.
- Ox (牛, Chou 丑) 丑
Chou is the soggy, fertile Earth of late winter — the Ox, 01:00–03:00, when the cold field is turned. A storage Earth, it holds Gui, Xin and Ji, and would rather digest than display.
- Tiger (虎, Yin 寅) 寅
Yin is the gate of spring — the Tiger, 03:00–05:00, when Yang Wood rises fast. It carries Jia, Bing and Wu; ambition waking up, the first push of the year.
- Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯) 卯
Mao is pure spring Wood — the Rabbit, 05:00–07:00. Steady, even growth that holds only Yi Wood; the softest, most diplomatic of the branches.
- Dragon (龙, Chen 辰) 辰
Chen is spring's end — the Dragon, 07:00–09:00, a charged Earth that holds Wu, Yi and Gui: a water tank that turns rain into weather, and Wood's remnant in its banks.
- Snake (蛇, Si 巳) 巳
Si is early-summer Fire inside Metal's frame — the Snake, 09:00–11:00. Its busy line-up of Bing, Geng and Wu makes it the most complicated branch in the cycle.
- Horse (马, Wu 午) 午
Wu is high-summer Fire — the Horse, 11:00–13:00, visible heat and movement at the top of the day. It holds Ding and Ji, and lets the light play on the surface.
- Goat (羊, Wei 未) 未
Wei is the Earth of summer's end — the Goat, 13:00–15:00, when the ground has been warmed all season. Holding Ji, Ding and Yi, it carries a harvest mood: gentle, artistic, storing.
- Monkey (猴, Shen 申) 申
Shen is the gate of autumn — the Monkey, 15:00–17:00, when Metal arrives with a shout. It holds Geng, Ren and Wu: sharp, quick, full of clever turns.
- Rooster (鸡, You 酉) 酉
You is pure autumn Metal — the Rooster, 17:00–19:00. Precise and clean, it holds only Xin and keeps the edge of the year: order, clarity, exactness.
- Dog (狗, Xu 戌) 戌
Xu is autumn's end — the Dog, 19:00–21:00, a watchful threshold. Earth holding Wu, Xin and Ding — Metal's remnant — makes it the loyal sentry of the cycle.
- Pig (猪, Hai 亥) 亥
Hai is the gate of winter — the Pig, 21:00–23:00, when Water gathers and Wood comes on deck. Holding Ren and Jia, it is the easiest Water: deep, unhurried, generous.