1911: Year of the Metal Pig
1911 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 , a Metal year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 30 January 1911 and runs to 17 February 1912. Born from 1 January to 29 January 1911? You are a Dog, 1910.
1911 in the Chinese zodiac
猪
Metal Pig
- Animal
- 猪 Pig
- Element
- 金 Metal, yin
- Cycle name
- 辛亥年
- Starts
- 30 January 1911
- Ends
- 17 February 1912
- Matches
- Rabbit, Goat and Tiger; clashes with Snake
- Age
- Born in 1911? You turn 115 in 2026.
Say 1911 in Chinese
A year is read digit by digit, then 年 : no “nineteen eighty-three”.
- 一九一一年 1911
- 辛亥年 the 辛亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九一一年出生的 I was born in 1911.
- 我属猪 I'm a Pig.
- 金猪 Metal Pig
What Metal means
Metal is strength and a clean edge, the harvest of autumn. People born in a Metal year are said to be determined and clear-minded, sure of what they want.
- Season
- 秋 autumn
- Direction
- 西 west
- Colour
- 白 white
Words for a Metal Pig
- 善良 kind-hearted
- 坚强 strong-willed
- 果断 decisive
Each year has one of five elements, 五行 , two years each, so the same animal and element meet once every sixty years. The traits are what tradition says, for fun.
The Pig, 猪
The Pig came in last, after stopping for a meal and a nap on the way. People born in a Pig year are said to be kind-hearted, generous and easy-going: they enjoy life and trust others.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1911?
1911 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 (zhū), from Chinese New Year on 30 January 1911 to 17 February 1912. Its element is Metal, so people born in it are Metal Pigs.
What if I was born in January or early February 1911?
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 29 January 1911? You belong to 1910, the Year of the Metal Dog.
What element is 1911 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, 金 (jīn). 1911 is 辛亥 (xīn hài) in the sixty-year cycle, a yin Metal year; the Metal Pig comes round once every sixty years.
How do you say 1911 in Chinese?
Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九一一年 (yī jiǔ yī yī nián). “I was born in 1911” is 我是一九一一年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī yī nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Pig” is 我属猪 (wǒ shǔ zhū).