Year of the Rabbit 卯
Yin Wood branch · Gentle · diplomatic · quietly lucky
Soft-spoken. Always three steps ahead.
Rabbit years are linked to grace and diplomacy — you may read subtleties and keep peace without seeming to try. The tradition's caution is avoiding necessary conflict. People born in Rabbit years are traditionally read as gentle, perceptive, quietly strategic.
Which years belong to the Rabbit?
A zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. Born in January or early February of a year below, you may belong to the previous animal — the calculator on the Chinese zodiac page uses the true boundary date for your birth year.
- 1939Earth Rabbit
- 1951Metal Rabbit
- 1963Water Rabbit
- 1975Wood Rabbit
- 1987Fire Rabbit
- 1999Earth Rabbit
- 2011Metal Rabbit
- 2023Water Rabbit
The element changes each cycle — a Earth Rabbit and a Water Rabbit share the branch but not the stem, which is why the same animal feels different across generations.
Who does the Rabbit get along with?
- Trine partners
- Goat and Pig — the traditional harmony triangle: animals said to run in the same pack, sharing instincts and plans without friction.
- Secret friend
- Dog — the six-harmony pairing: quiet, reliable loyalty rather than fireworks.
- Clash
- Rooster — the opposite branch, six places across the wheel. Traditionally read as friction that demands effort, not a verdict on any real pair of people.
Lucky numbers by tradition: 3, 4, 6. These are traditional associations, not predictions — a full match reads all four pillars, not the year animal alone. Run a real match →
Famous Rabbits
Verified birth dates from public records — tap any chart to see the whole thing.
- Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist
- Marie CuriePolish-born French physicist and chemist
- Lionel MessiArgentine association football player
- George OrwellBritish writer and journalist
- Gabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate
- J. R. R. TolkienEnglish writer and philologist
- Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
- Angelina JolieAmerican actress, humanitarian and filmmaker
The Rabbit is one pillar of four
Your year animal is an eighth of a full Chinese chart: BaZi reads a stem and branch for your year, month, day and hour, and the day — not the year — carries your core self.