Zodiac
Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯)
Twelve Earthly Branches carry the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — and Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯) is one of them. This page unpacks the branch as a room of your BaZi chart: what it is, what it feels like as the animal of your birth year, and the facts the engine can prove about it.
What this branch is
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.
What it feels like as your zodiac animal
When Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯) is the branch of your Year Pillar, the reading leans like this:
Rabbit charts favor growth that is quiet and even — tact, care and the habit of avoiding the sharp edge.
The personality tint it tends to leave
In everyday life, a Year Pillar built on this branch often reads:
gentle, diplomatic, careful, refined, peaceable
The Rabbit in daily life
Rabbit energy in daily life is gentle, diplomatic and watchful — the calm that keeps rooms peaceful and the tact that avoids the sharp edge. At work you are a stabilizer and a connector: you smooth frictions, notice what others miss and excel where care and courtesy are the currency. In decisions you are cautious and considerate: you avoid confrontation, weigh the feelings on both sides and rarely strike first. In relationships you are tender, faithful and peace-loving: you want harmony, quiet affection and a home that does not shout. In health, Wood governs your liver and eyes: you are sensitive to stress and noise, and your calm exterior can hide a busy mind that needs rest. Across the four pillars, 卯 in your Year shapes your early reputation; in your Month it seasons your work and friendships; in your Day it colors your marriage and closest bonds; in your Hour it frames your later years. Gentle in every position. Practical note for a Rabbit year person: keep peace where it counts and courage where it is needed — gentleness carried too far becomes disappearance.
What the engine says about it
Everything below is computed or calendar-certain — element, hidden occupants, season, and the years that carry Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯):
- Element Wood
- Main hidden stem (乙) Yi
- Hidden occupants Yi
- Season pure spring
- Zodiac years 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
In two real charts
Two charts cast by the same deterministic engine that builds yours — one born in each of the last two Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯) years, so the Year Pillar below carries the branch itself. Every pillar is real; every label is computed.
Sample chart 1 — Wu (戊, Yang Earth) as Day Master, born in 1999
Born
Gender
Day Master
First Da Yun
Sample chart 2 — Xin (辛, Yin Metal) as Day Master, born in 2011
Born
Gender
Day Master
First Da Yun
The twelve zodiac signs
Every birth year belongs to one of the twelve. Explore each:
- Rat (鼠, Zi 子)
- Ox (牛, Chou 丑)
- Tiger (虎, Yin 寅)
- Rabbit (兔, Mao 卯)
- Dragon (龙, Chen 辰)
- Snake (蛇, Si 巳)
- Horse (马, Wu 午)
- Goat (羊, Wei 未)
- Monkey (猴, Shen 申)
- Rooster (鸡, You 酉)
- Dog (狗, Xu 戌)
- Pig (猪, Hai 亥)
Read the wider view
For how the branches carry animals, seasons and hidden occupants, read The Twelve Earthly Branches.
Traditional Chinese metaphysics is a cultural lens — educational and entertainment content, not a prediction or advice.