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title: "1911 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Pig (辛亥), 30 Jan 1911 to 17 Feb 1912 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1911 is the Year of the Metal Pig, 猪 zhū: from Chinese New Year on 30 January 1911 to 17 February 1912, so a birthday before 30 January 1911 is a Dog. What Metal means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属猪."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1911"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1911: Year of the Metal Pig

1911 is the Year of the Pig, 猪 zhū, 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](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1910).

猪

zhū

Metal Pig

**Animal**
[猪 zhū Pig](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/pig)

**Element**
金 jīn Metal, yin

**Cycle name**
辛亥年 xīn hài nián

**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.

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## Say 1911 in Chinese

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

- 一九一一年 yī jiǔ yī yī nián 1911
- 辛亥年 xīn hài nián the 辛亥 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九一一年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī yī nián chū shēng de I was born in 1911.
- 我属猪 wǒ shǔ zhū I'm a Pig.
- 金猪 jīn zhū Metal Pig

## What Metal means

金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 qiū autumn

**Direction**
西 xī west

**Colour**
白 bái white

### Words for a Metal Pig

- 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted
- 坚强 jiānqiáng strong-willed
- 果断 guǒduàn decisive

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 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.

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

## 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).