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The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖), better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, which, combined with the 5 Chinese elements (fire, water, earth, wood, metal), creates a 60-year cycle. Many other Asian nations have adopted the Chinese Zodiac as well, sometimes with slight changes.

Unlike the Western [[zodiac]], it has no relation to the constellations on the ecliptic.

h4. The twelve animals

* [[Mouse|Zi]] (子): [[year of the rat|The Rat]].
* [[bull|Chou]] (丑): [[year of the ox|The Ox]].
** Other version: [[Buffalo|Water buffalo]] (Vietnam).
* [[Tiger|Yin]] (寅): [[year of the tiger|The Tiger]].
** Other version: [[Leopard]] (Kazakhstan)
* [[rabbit|Mao]] (卯): [[year of the rabbit|The Rabbit]].
** Other version: [[Cat]] (Vietnam).
* [[Dragon|Chen]] (辰): [[year of the dragon|The Dragon]].
** Other version: [[Snail]] (Kazakhstan)
* [[Snake|Si]] (巳): [[year of the snake|The Snake]].
* [[Horse|Wu]] (午): [[year of the horse|The Horse]].
* [[Sheep|Wei]] (未): [[year of the goat|The Goat]].
* [[Monkey|Shen]] (申): [[year of the monkey|The Monkey]].
* [[Rooster|You]] (酉): [[year of the rooster|The Rooster]].
* [[Dog|Xu]] (戌): [[year of the dog|The Dog]].
* [[Pig|Hai]] (亥): [[year of the pig|The Pig]].
** Other versions: [[Boar]] (Japan), [[Elephant]] (Northern Thailand).

h4. List of Chinese zodiac years

* [[year of the rat]]
* [[year of the ox]]
* [[year of the tiger]]
* [[year of the rabbit]]
* [[year of the dragon]]
* [[year of the snake]]
* [[year of the horse]]
* [[year of the goat]]
* [[year of the monkey]]
* [[year of the rooster]]
* [[year of the dog]]
* [[year of the pig]]

h4. See also

* [[New year]]
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