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title: "1914 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Tiger (甲寅), 26 Jan 1914 to 13 Feb 1915 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1914 is the Year of the Wood Tiger, 虎 hǔ: from Chinese New Year on 26 January 1914 to 13 February 1915, so a birthday before 26 January 1914 is a Ox. What Wood means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属虎."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1914"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1914: Year of the Wood Tiger

1914 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 hǔ, a Wood year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 26 January 1914 and runs to 13 February 1915. Born from 1 January to 25 January 1914? You are a [Ox, 1913](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1913).

虎

hǔ

Wood Tiger

**Animal**
[虎 hǔ Tiger](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/tiger)

**Element**
木 mù Wood, yang

**Cycle name**
甲寅年 jiǎ yín nián

**Starts**
26 January 1914

**Ends**
13 February 1915

**Matches**
Horse, Dog and Pig; clashes with Monkey

**Age**
Born in 1914? You turn 112 in 2026.

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## Say 1914 in Chinese

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

- 一九一四年 yī jiǔ yī sì nián 1914
- 甲寅年 jiǎ yín nián the 甲寅 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九一四年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī sì nián chū shēng de I was born in 1914.
- 我属虎 wǒ shǔ hǔ I'm a Tiger.
- 木虎 mù hǔ Wood Tiger

## What Wood means

木Wood is growth: a tree reaching up and out. People born in a Wood year are said to be generous and kind, slow to anger and quick to help.

**Season**
春 chūn spring

**Direction**
东 dōng east

**Colour**
青 qīng green

### Words for a Wood Tiger

- 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave
- 大方 dàfang generous
- 仁慈 réncí kind

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 Tiger, 虎

The Tiger is king of the mountain forests, with the stripes of 王, “king”, on its forehead. People born in a Tiger year are said to be brave and confident, born leaders who act fast and protect the people they love.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1914?

1914 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 (hǔ), from Chinese New Year on 26 January 1914 to 13 February 1915. Its element is Wood, so people born in it are Wood Tigers.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1914?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 25 January 1914? You belong to 1913, the Year of the Water Ox.

### What element is 1914 in the Chinese zodiac?

Wood, 木 (mù). 1914 is 甲寅 (jiǎ yín) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Wood year; the Wood Tiger comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1914 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九一四年 (yī jiǔ yī sì nián). “I was born in 1914” is 我是一九一四年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī sì nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Tiger” is 我属虎 (wǒ shǔ hǔ).