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title: "1926 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Tiger (丙寅), 13 Feb 1926 to 1 Feb 1927 | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "1926 is the Year of the Fire Tiger, 虎 hǔ: from Chinese New Year on 13 February 1926 to 1 February 1927, so a birthday before 13 February 1926 is a Ox. What Fire means, and how to say it in Chinese: 我属虎."
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published: "2026-10-15"
updated: "2026-10-26"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 1926: Year of the Fire Tiger

1926 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 hǔ, a Fire year. It starts at Chinese New Year on 13 February 1926 and runs to 1 February 1927. Born from 1 January to 12 February 1926? You are a [Ox, 1925](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac/1925).

虎

hǔ

Fire Tiger

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

**Element**
火 huǒ Fire, yang

**Cycle name**
丙寅年 bǐng yín nián

**Starts**
13 February 1926

**Ends**
1 February 1927

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

**Age**
Born in 1926? You turn 100 in 2026.

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## Say 1926 in Chinese

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

- 一九二六年 yī jiǔ èr liù nián 1926
- 丙寅年 bǐng yín nián the 丙寅 year, its name in the sixty-year cycle
- 我是一九二六年出生的 wǒ shì yī jiǔ èr liù nián chū shēng de I was born in 1926.
- 我属虎 wǒ shǔ hǔ I'm a Tiger.
- 火虎 huǒ hǔ Fire Tiger

## What Fire means

火Fire is warmth and light at the height of summer. People born in a Fire year are said to be passionate and bold, the first to start and the last to give up.

**Season**
夏 xià summer

**Direction**
南 nán south

**Colour**
红 hóng red

### Words for a Fire Tiger

- 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave
- 热情 rèqíng warm-hearted
- 乐观 lèguān optimistic

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 1926?

1926 is the Year of the Tiger, 虎 (hǔ), from Chinese New Year on 13 February 1926 to 1 February 1927. Its element is Fire, so people born in it are Fire Tigers.

### What if I was born in January or early February 1926?

The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, not on 1 January. Born from 1 January to 12 February 1926? You belong to 1925, the Year of the Wood Ox.

### What element is 1926 in the Chinese zodiac?

Fire, 火 (huǒ). 1926 is 丙寅 (bǐng yín) in the sixty-year cycle, a yang Fire year; the Fire Tiger comes round once every sixty years.

### How do you say 1926 in Chinese?

Read the digits one by one and add 年 (nián, year): 一九二六年 (yī jiǔ èr liù nián). “I was born in 1926” is 我是一九二六年出生的 (wǒ shì yī jiǔ èr liù nián chū shēng de), and “I'm a Tiger” is 我属虎 (wǒ shǔ hǔ).