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title: "1906 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Horse (丙午), 25 Jan 1906 to 12 Feb 1907 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1906 is the Year of the Fire Horse, 马 mǎ: from Chinese New Year on 25 January 1906 to 12 February 1907, so a birthday before 25 January 1906 is a Snake. What Fire means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属马."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1906"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1906: Year of the Fire Horse

1906 is the Year of the Horse, 马 mǎ, a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 25 January 1906 and runs to 12 February 1907. Born from 1 January to 24 January 1906? You are a [Snake, 1905](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1905).

马

mǎ

Fire Horse

**Animal**
[马 mǎ Horse](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/horse)

**Element**
火 huǒ Fire, yang

**Cycle name**
丙午年 bǐng wǔ nián

**Starts**
25 January 1906

**Ends**
12 February 1907

**Matches**
Dog, Tiger and Goat; clashes with Rat

**Age**
Born in 1906? You turn 120 in 2026.

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## Say 1906 in Chinese

A year is read digit by digit, then 年 nián: no “nineteen eighty-three”.

- 一九〇六年 yī jiǔ líng liù nián 1906
- 丙午年 bǐng wǔ nián the 丙午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九〇六年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ líng liù nián chū shēng de I was born in 1906.
- 我属马 wǒ shǔ mǎ I'm a Horse.
- 火马 huǒ mǎ Fire Horse

## What Fire means

火Fire is warmth and light at the height of summer. People born in a Fire year are said to be passionate and bold, the first to start and the last to give up.

**Season**
夏 xià summer

**Direction**
南 nán south

**Colour**
红 hóng red

### Words for a Fire Horse

- 活泼 huópō lively
- 热情 rèqíng warm-hearted
- 乐观 lèguān optimistic

Each year has one of five elements, 五行 wǔ xíng, two years each, so the same animal and element meet once every sixty years. The traits are what tradition says, for fun.

## The Horse, 马

The Horse runs free. People born in a Horse year are said to be lively, warm and independent, quick on their feet and happiest on the move and in good company.

[Horse personality, matches and sayings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/horse)

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1906?

1906 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 25 January 1906 to 12 February 1907. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Horses.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1906?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 24 January 1906? You belong to 1905, the Year of the Wood Snake.

### What element is 1906 in the Chinese zodiac?

Fire, 火 (huǒ). 1906 is 丙午 (bǐng wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Fire year; the Fire Horse comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1906 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九〇六年 (yī jiǔ líng liù nián). “I was born in 1906” is 我是一九〇六年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ líng liù nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).