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title: "1918 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Earth Horse (戊午), 11 Feb 1918 to 31 Jan 1919 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1918 is the Year of the Earth Horse, 马 mǎ: from Chinese New Year on 11 February 1918 to 31 January 1919, so a birthday before 11 February 1918 is a Snake. What Earth means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属马."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1918"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1918: Year of the Earth Horse

1918 is the Year of the Horse, 马 mǎ, an Earth year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 11 February 1918 and runs to 31 January 1919. Born from 1 January to 10 February 1918? You are a [Snake, 1917](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1917).

马

mǎ

Earth Horse

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

**Element**
土 tǔ Earth, yang

**Cycle name**
戊午年 wù wǔ nián

**Starts**
11 February 1918

**Ends**
31 January 1919

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

**Age**
Born in 1918? You turn 108 in 2026.

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## Say 1918 in Chinese

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

- 一九一八年 yī jiǔ yī bā nián 1918
- 戊午年 wù wǔ nián the 戊午 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九一八年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī bā nián chū shēng de I was born in 1918.
- 我属马 wǒ shǔ mǎ I'm a Horse.
- 土马 tǔ mǎ Earth Horse

## What Earth means

土Earth is the ground everything stands on, at the centre of the five. People born in an Earth year are said to be steady and patient, the friend everyone leans on.

**Season**
长夏 cháng xià late summer

**Direction**
中 zhōng the centre

**Colour**
黄 huáng yellow

### Words for an Earth Horse

- 活泼 huópō lively
- 稳重 wěnzhòng steady
- 可靠 kěkào reliable

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 1918?

1918 is the Year of the Horse, 马 (mǎ), from Chinese New Year on 11 February 1918 to 31 January 1919. Its element is Earth, so people born in it are Earth Horses.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1918?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 10 February 1918? You belong to 1917, the Year of the Fire Snake.

### What element is 1918 in the Chinese zodiac?

Earth, 土 (tǔ). 1918 is 戊午 (wù wǔ) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Earth year; the Earth Horse comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1918 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九一八年 (yī jiǔ yī bā nián). “I was born in 1918” is 我是一九一八年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ yī bā nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Horse” is 我属马 (wǒ shǔ mǎ).