Zodiazi
Rabbit
卯
- Earthly Branch
- 卯
- Element of the branch
- Wood
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
The Rabbit stands for gentleness and good judgement. Tradition associates it with diplomacy, refined taste and a preference for peace over confrontation.
Personality
The Rabbit is described as kind, perceptive and tactful. It notices atmosphere and nuance, creates comfortable surroundings and solves conflicts with words rather than force. Its shadow side is avoidance: keeping the peace can mean postponing honest conversations.
Love and relationships
The Rabbit is pictured as an attentive, caring partner who values calm and loyalty. Tradition pairs it well with the Dog, and with the Goat and Pig.
Work and everyday life
Symbolically the Rabbit does well in work that needs sensitivity and care: design, mediation, teaching, hospitality. Its reflection is trusting that it can stand its ground without losing its grace.
Symbolism
The Rabbit belongs to the branch 卯, the hours 05:00–07:00 at dawn and the east. In the Great Race it hopped across the river on stones and a floating log and came fourth.
Five variants
Over the 60-year cycle each animal meets each element once. The stem of the year decides which variant it is.
Years of the Rabbit
Exact dates from Chinese New Year. Anyone born in January or early February may belong to the previous animal.
| Year | From | To | Element of the year | 干支 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 29 January 1903 | 15 February 1904 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯 |
| 1915 | 14 February 1915 | 2 February 1916 | Wood Rabbit | 乙卯 |
| 1927 | 2 February 1927 | 22 January 1928 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯 |
| 1939 | 19 February 1939 | 7 February 1940 | Earth Rabbit | 己卯 |
| 1951 | 6 February 1951 | 26 January 1952 | Metal Rabbit | 辛卯 |
| 1963 | 25 January 1963 | 12 February 1964 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯 |
| 1975 | 11 February 1975 | 30 January 1976 | Wood Rabbit | 乙卯 |
| 1987 | 29 January 1987 | 16 February 1988 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯 |
| 1999 | 16 February 1999 | 4 February 2000 | Earth Rabbit | 己卯 |
| 2011 | 3 February 2011 | 22 January 2012 | Metal Rabbit | 辛卯 |
| 2023 | 22 January 2023 | 9 February 2024 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯 |
| 2035 | 8 February 2035 | 27 January 2036 | Wood Rabbit | 乙卯 |
| 2047 | 26 January 2047 | 13 February 2048 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯 |
| 2059 | 12 February 2059 | 1 February 2060 | Earth Rabbit | 己卯 |
| 2071 | 31 January 2071 | 18 February 2072 | Metal Rabbit | 辛卯 |
| 2083 | 17 February 2083 | 5 February 2084 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯 |
| 2095 | 5 February 2095 | 24 January 2096 | Wood Rabbit | 乙卯 |
Compatibility
No percentage, no score: tradition describes harmony and tension, it does not measure them.