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title: "1922 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Dog (壬戌), 28 Jan 1922 to 15 Feb 1923 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1922 is the Year of the Water Dog, 狗 gǒu: from Chinese New Year on 28 January 1922 to 15 February 1923, so a birthday before 28 January 1922 is a Rooster. What Water means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属狗."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1922"
published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# 1922: Year of the Water Dog

1922 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 gǒu, a Water year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 28 January 1922 and runs to 15 February 1923. Born from 1 January to 27 January 1922? You are a [Rooster, 1921](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1921).

狗

gǒu

Water Dog

**Animal**
[狗 gǒu Dog](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/dog)

**Element**
水 shuǐ Water, yang

**Cycle name**
壬戌年 rén xū nián

**Starts**
28 January 1922

**Ends**
15 February 1923

**Matches**
Tiger, Horse and Rabbit; clashes with Dragon

**Age**
Born in 1922? You turn 104 in 2026.

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## Say 1922 in Chinese

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

- 一九二二年 yī jiǔ èr èr nián 1922
- 壬戌年 rén xū nián the 壬戌 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九二二年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ èr èr nián chū shēng de I was born in 1922.
- 我属狗 wǒ shǔ gǒu I'm a Dog.
- 水狗 shuǐ gǒu Water Dog

## What Water means

水Water is calm and finds a way around anything. People born in a Water year are said to be wise and adaptable, good listeners who read a room.

**Season**
冬 dōng winter

**Direction**
北 běi north

**Colour**
黑 hēi black

### Words for a Water Dog

- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal
- 聪明 cōngming clever
- 灵活 línghuó adaptable

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 Dog, 狗

The Dog is the faithful friend. People born in a Dog year are said to be loyal, honest and fair: they stand by their friends and stand up for what is right.

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

## Questions

### What Chinese zodiac animal is 1922?

1922 is the Year of the Dog, 狗 (gǒu), from Chinese New Year on 28 January 1922 to 15 February 1923. Its element is Water, so people born in it are Water Dogs.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1922?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 27 January 1922? You belong to 1921, the Year of the Metal Rooster.

### What element is 1922 in the Chinese zodiac?

Water, 水 (shuǐ). 1922 is 壬戌 (rén xū) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Water year; the Water Dog comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1922 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九二二年 (yī jiǔ èr èr nián). “I was born in 1922” is 我是一九二二年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ èr èr nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Dog” is 我属狗 (wǒ shǔ gǒu).